Prescribing opioids in older people

Maturitas

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-129

  Huang, Allen R ^a   Mallet, Louise ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Elderly; Frail; Older adults; Older people; Older persons; Opiate; Opioids; Side effects

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; RALIVIA; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL; TRIDURAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYTRAM;

DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONSTIPATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872171665     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.11.002     Document Type: Review

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