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Opioid analgesics increase incidence of somnolence and dizziness as adverse effects of pregabalin: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Pregabalin, a gabapentinoid, is an adjuvant analgesic for treatment of neuropathic pain, but it has serious adverse effects such as somnolence and dizziness, particularly in elderly patients. Although decreased renal function is considered to the contributing factor for high frequency of...

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Autores principales: Ohishi, Akihiro, Chisaki, Yugo, Hira, Daiki, Nagasawa, Kazuki, Terada, Tomohiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26819741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40780-015-0032-5