particularly intractable pruritus at a localized site (Hagermark & Wahlgren, 1995). It is the potent component of cayenne or red peppers, and acts by desensitizing nerve endings responsible for ...
In the three aforementioned studies of epidural delivery of naloxone in combination with an opioid (fentanyl or morphine), the frequency of pruritus was decreased, with no reversal of analgesia noted.