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Is Acupuncture Safe in Patients with Morphine Hypersensitivity?

Is Acupuncture Safe in Patients with Morphine Hypersensitivity? Acupuncture is a well recognised method of providing pain relief. The case of a known morphine-sensitive patient is reported, who apparently suffered a hypersensitivity reaction (nausea, headache and lethargy) to a single treatment with acupuncture, possibly due to the increased release of endogenous opioid peptides. It is suggested that acupuncture should either be avoided or administered with caution in patients known to be sensitive to morphine or opiate derivatives. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acupuncture in Medicine SAGE

Is Acupuncture Safe in Patients with Morphine Hypersensitivity?

Acupuncture in Medicine , Volume 16 (2): 6 – Nov 1, 1998

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1998 British Medical Acupuncutre Society
ISSN
0964-5284
eISSN
1759-9873
DOI
10.1136/aim.16.2.105-a
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Abstract

Acupuncture is a well recognised method of providing pain relief. The case of a known morphine-sensitive patient is reported, who apparently suffered a hypersensitivity reaction (nausea, headache and lethargy) to a single treatment with acupuncture, possibly due to the increased release of endogenous opioid peptides. It is suggested that acupuncture should either be avoided or administered with caution in patients known to be sensitive to morphine or opiate derivatives.

Journal

Acupuncture in MedicineSAGE

Published: Nov 1, 1998

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