Pharmaceutical interventions facilitate premedication and prevent opioid-induced constipation and em...
Pharmaceutical interventions facilitate premedication and prevent opioid-induced constipation and emesis in cancer patients
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Opioid analgesics possess a number of side effects, among which constipation and nausea/vomiting occur most frequently. Although pretreatment with laxatives and antiemetics for the prophylaxis of opioid-induced constipation and nausea/vomiting, respectively, is recommended, such side effects are still a matter of concern in clinical s...
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Pharmaceutical interventions facilitate premedication and prevent opioid-induced constipation and emesis in cancer patients
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_860958569
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_860958569
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0941-4355
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1433-7339
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10.1007/s00520-009-0775-3
