Safety and efficacy of the combination Acetaminophen-Codeine in the treatment of pain of different origin

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2129-2135

  Franceschi, F ^a   Iacomini, P ^a   Marsiliani, D ^a   Cordischi, C ^a   Forte, E ^a   Antonini, S ^a   Alesi, A ^a   Giacobelli, D ^a   Zuccala G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial peritonitis; Fungal peritonitis; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIFLUSINAL; FLURBIPROFEN; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; BLEEDING; CANCER PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION HEADACHE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CODEINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84884214067     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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