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- Title
Dextromethorphan: a review of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist in the management of pain.
- Authors
Siu, Anita; Drachtman, Richard
- Abstract
Dextromethorphan (DM) is a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, which is widely used as an antitussive agent. DM also prevents neuronal damage and modulates pain sensation via noncompetitive antagonism of excitatory amino acids (EAAs). DM has been found to be useful in the treatment of pain in cancer patients and in the treatment of methotrexate-induced neurotoxicity. Clinical studies with DM in cancer patients are reviewed in this article.
- Publication
CNS drug reviews, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 1, p96
- ISSN
1080-563X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1527-3458.2007.00006.x