Opioid-induced pruritus

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 221-227

  Benson, Jessica L ^a   Campbell, Hope E ^b   Phillips, Cory N ^c  

^a Walgreen's   (United States)

^b BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Analgesic; Opioid; Pain; Pruritus; Receptors

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYMORPHONE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

COLD TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; OPIOID INDUCED PRURITUS; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PRURITUS;

EID: 84937034640     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2015.221     Document Type: Short Survey

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