Chronic pain, addiction, and zohydro

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 2061-2063

  Olsen, Yngvild ^a   Sharfstein, Joshua M ^b  

^a Institutes for Behavior Resources   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE;

ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAPSULES; CHRONIC PAIN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84901800722     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1404181     Document Type: Article

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