• Support Care Cancer · Nov 1997

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    Opioids: overview on action, interaction and toxicity.

    • K A Lehmann.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Cologne, Germany.
    • Support Care Cancer. 1997 Nov 1;5(6):439-44.

    AbstractThe history of opioid use in briefly reviewed, and the presently accepted indications are discussed with reference to dosage, modes of administration, efficacy, duration of effect and speed of onset, and possible side effects. Physicians' fears about dependence and addiction are also touched upon.

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