Uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: treatment with desloratidine versus gabapentin
INTRODUCTION: Uremic pruritus is common among dialysis patients. Effective treatments are not readily available. Early evidence with antihistamines and gabapentin indicate variable effects. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and side effects of gabapentin and desloratadine in patients with dialysis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002012000200007&lng=en&tlng=en |