Opiates and their Alternates for Pain and Cough Relief

Book : Opiates and their Alternates for Pain and Cough Relief

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

Volume : 495

Publish Date : 00 1972

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3441

INDEX


CONTENTS
1. General considerations..............
1.1 The opiates.................
1.2 The synthetic alternates for opiates......
1.3 Clinical evaluation..............
2. Pain relief....................
2.1 Moderate to severe pain...........
2.1.1 Agonists...............
2.1.2 Agonist-antagonists...........
2.2 Mild to moderate pain............
3. Cough relief...................
4. Special considerations...............
4.1 Other indications ..............
4.2 Variations among the opiates and their alternates
4.3 Ease of clandestine manufacture........
5. Comment....................
6. Conclusions of the Group.............
7. Recommendations ................