Opioids for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1155-1161

  Warner, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioids; Treatment agreements; Urine drug testing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS BUTALBITAL PLUS CAFFEINE; CODEINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE PLUS GUAIFENESIN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE NAPSILATE; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OPIUM RESIN; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; OXYMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; ROBITUSSIN AC; TRAMADOL; TYLOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; COMA; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTENSION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84869222793     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.04.032     Document Type: Review

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