title: Chronic pain of childhood: a pharmacologic approach.
abstract: The authors provide the reader with the pharmacologic tools useful in managing chronic pain in children. The agents discussed include the analgesics, the psychotropics, and miscellaneous anticonvulsants, antihistamines, steroids, and skeletal muscle relaxants.
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D009294:Narcotics; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000082:Acetaminophen; D001241:Aspirin