title: Intrathecal drug therapy.
abstract: The direct application of drugs for non-hospitalized patients became a practical therapeutic modality with the advent of implantable drug delivery devices, or "pumps". This article describes the use of pumps for the intrathecal infusion of baclofen, morphine and clonidine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nance
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meythaler
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics