Effectiveness of montelukast for uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients
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Therapeutic Effect of Montelukast for Treatment of Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients.
INTRODUCTION Uremic pruritus is one of the most common disabling symptoms in patients with end-stage renal disease. We aimed to study the effect of montelukast sodium for the treatment of uremic pruritus lasting more than 3 months in patients undergoing hemodialysis and compare it with placebo. METHODS AND MATERIALS Eighty patients undergoing hemodialysis at 3 centers in Shiraz, Iran, were re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0025-7974,1536-5964
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023229