Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with or without codeine or dihydrocodeine for neuropathic pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Wiffen, Philip J ^a   Knaggs, Roger ^b   Derry, Sheena ^a   Cole, Peter ^c   Phillips, Tudor ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHRONIC PAIN; NEURALGIA; ANALGESIA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; MEDLINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; CODEINE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA;

EID: 84971596770     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012227     Document Type: Review

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