Morphine for the Treatment of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

Pain is a hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD) and its treatment remains challenging. Opioids are the major family of analgesics that are commonly used for treating severe pain. However, these are not always effective and are associated with the liabilities of their own. The pharmacology and multio...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mihir Gupta, Lilian Msambichaka, Samir K. Ballas, Kalpna Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/540154
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!