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Adjuvant analgesics [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Series: Oxford American pain libraryPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780199392186
0199392188

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

QV 95

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

Contents:

Rational pharmacotherapy of pain / David Lussier and Pierre Beaulieu -- Classification of analgesics / David Lussier and Pierre Beaulieu -- Antidepressants analgesics / Peter Watson -- Analgesic anticonvulsants / David Lussier -- Cannabinoids as adjuvant analgesics / Pierre Beaulieu and Julie Desroches -- Local anesthetics / Patrick Friederich -- NMDA antagonists as analgesic adjuvants / Philippe Richeb�e, Laurent Bollag, Cyril Rivat -- Topical adjuvant analgesics / Jana Sawynok -- Choice of analgesic based on type of pain -- Drug-drug interactions of adjuvant analgesic agents / David R.P. Guay.

Summary: Collective knowledge of the origins and pharmacology of pain are evolving rapidly, providing increased hope for better pain management and a far greater quality of life for patients worldwide. However, there are few works dedicated to guiding primary care practitioners and clinical researchers through the use of adjuvant analgesics. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, Adjuvant Analgesics provides a detailed discussion of the various classes of these drugs including antidepressants and anticonvulsants, cannabinoids, topical analgesics, and local anesthetics. Chapters cover a basic introdu.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Collective knowledge of the origins and pharmacology of pain are evolving rapidly, providing increased hope for better pain management and a far greater quality of life for patients worldwide. However, there are few works dedicated to guiding primary care practitioners and clinical researchers through the use of adjuvant analgesics. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, Adjuvant Analgesics provides a detailed discussion of the various classes of these drugs including antidepressants and anticonvulsants, cannabinoids, topical analgesics, and local anesthetics. Chapters cover a basic introdu.

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