Nalfurafine hydrochloride to treat pruritus: a review
Shigeki InuiDepartment of Regenerative Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, JapanAbstract: Uremic pruritus has a great negative influence on quality of life in hemodialysis (HD) patients and, importantly, negatively affects mortality risk. Recently, nalfurafine hydrochlo...
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Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015-05-01
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Series: | Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/nalfurafine-hydrochloride-to-treat-pruritus-a-review-peer-reviewed-article-CCID |