A modern analgesics pain 'pyramid'

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-6

  Raffa, R B ^a   Pergolizzi, J V ^b,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

guideline; pain management; treatment algorithm; world health organization analgesic ladder

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; PAIN; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GUIDELINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT ALGORITHM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ANALGESIC LADDER;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84891835474     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12110     Document Type: Review

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