A novel multipatient intranasal diamorphine spray for use in acute pain in children: Pharmacovigilance data from an observational study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 269-273

  Kendall, Jason ^a   Maconochie, Ian ^b   Wong, Ian C K ^c,d   Howard, Richard ^e  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Therakind Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSGEUSIA; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE IRRITATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN DISEASE; SOMNOLENCE; SWELLING; THORAX DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR DISEASE; ACUTE PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHARMACOVIGILANCE;

EID: 84925608744     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203226     Document Type: Article

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