Open AccessEnteral Controlled‐Release Opioid Delivery Systems
Author(s) -
Smith Howard S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00597.x
Subject(s) - opioid , medicine , enteral administration , delivery system , adverse effect , controlled release , intensive care medicine , drug delivery , anesthesia , pharmacology , parenteral nutrition , nanotechnology , materials science , receptor
Multiple formulations exist to provide enteral controlled‐release (CR) opioid delivery. An appreciation of these various delivery systems may provide clinicians with the knowledge to feel comfortable utilizing multiple different opioid CR formulations in their practices in efforts to optimize patient analgesia while minimizing adverse effects.