Use of pregabalin in the management of chronic uremic pruritus

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 776-781

  Shavit, Linda ^a   Grenader, Tal ^a   Lifschitz, Meyer ^a   Slotki, Itzchak ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

chronic renal failure; Pregabalin; symptom control; uremic pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; PREGABALIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRURITUS; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; UREMIC PRURITUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 84875748873     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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