Opiate receptor antagonists for treatment of severe pruritus associated with advanced cholestatic liver disease

J Palliat Med. 2013 Feb;16(2):122-3. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0452.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cholestasis / chemically induced
  • Cholestasis / complications*
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use*
  • Naltrexone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Naltrexone / therapeutic use
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Pruritus / drug therapy*
  • Pruritus / etiology*
  • Quality of Life
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • methylnaltrexone
  • Naloxone
  • Naltrexone