Opioids in the management of persistent non-cancer pain

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 533-535

  Stewart, Gordon ^a   Owen, Margaret ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects of opioids; chronic pain; modified release opioids; opioids; oral opioids; transdermal opioids

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DHC CONTINUS; DIHYDROCODEINE; DUROGESIC DTRANS; FENTANYL; LAXATIVE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZAMADOL SR;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; EUPHORIA; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOOD CHANGE; NAUSEA; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSISTENT NON CANCER PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP QUALITY; SWEATING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84889680272     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: 18787584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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