Severe withdrawal from short-term transdermal fentanyl after naloxone for uremic pruritus

Role of intravenous naloxone in severe pruritus of acute cholestasis.

Pruritus is a well-known manifestation of various cholestatic disorders. Increased opioidergic tone is one of the mechanisms for this. This prospective, uncontrolled study was done to determine the efficacy of intravenous naloxone in pruritus of acute cholestasis. Twenty-two patients with severe pruritus (based on visual analogue scale [VAS] score of 0-100 and associated symptoms) were treated ...

Unbearable Pruritus After Withdrawal of (Levo)cetirizine

Twelve cases of unbearable pruritus several days after withdrawal of (levo)cetirizine were reported to the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb. Eleven reports concerned women and one report concerned a man, aged 19-58 years. These patients had been using these antihistamines continuously for months or years. They had tried to stop using antihistamines on several occasions but felt unable...

Treatment Option for Uremic Pruritus

Pregabalin and Uremic Pruritus

References 1. Khan TM, Aziz A, Suleiman AK. Effectiveness of posthemodialysis administration of pregabalin (75 mg) in treatment resistance uremia pruritus. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2016;8:74‐6. 2. Rayner H, Baharani J, Smith S, Suresh V, Dasgupta I. Uraemic pruritus: Relief of itching by gabapentin and pregabalin. Nephron Clin Pract 2012;122:75‐9. 3. Shavit L, Grenader T, Lifschitz M, Slotki I. Us...

Treatment of severe cancer pain by transdermal fentanyl.

The goal of research was to determine the frequency, intensity, time of occurrence, duration and causes of breakthrough pain (BTP) in patients whose carcinoma pain was treated by transdermal fentanyl. (TDF). A prospective study was conducted in a hospice for recumbent patients of the Centre for Palliative Care (hospice) University Clinical Centre Tuzla from October 2009 to December 2010. 33 pat...