Tags: Pain/drug therapy/etiology
The aim of this study was to review the evidence supporting the use of anti-depressants in painful rheumatological conditions. A systematic review of papers published between 1966 and 2007, in five European languages, on anti-depressants in…
Tags: 2008, Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic use, Arthritis/complications/drug therapy, Backlog, CEDR (Cercle d'Etude de la Douleur en Rhumatologie France) Pain Study Section French Rheumatological Society, Chronic Disease, Evidence-based Medicine, Fibromyalgia/drug therapy, Humans, Javier RM, Journal Article, Laroche F, Le Jeunne C, Low Back Pain/drug therapy, Marty M, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Perrot S, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Rheumatic Diseases/complications/drug therapy, Rheumatology
Tramadol: does it have a role in cancer pain management?
Tramadol (Ultram, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ) is considered a Step 2 analgesic under the World Health Organization's guidelines for the treatment of patients with cancer pain. It is a centrally acting analgesic that has affinity…
Tags: 2005, Analgesics, Backlog, Humans, Journal Article, Journal of opioid management, Methadone, Neoplasms/complications, Opioid/adverse effects/chemistry/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Prommer EE, Tramadol/adverse effects/chemistry/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use
Intravenous fentanyl for cancer pain: a "fast titration" protocol for the emergency room
Patients with cancer sometimes are admitted to the emergency room due to severe pain. Despite the fact that morphine's hydrophilicity can delay its peak effects after intravenous administration up to 30 minutes, it is still the most commonly used…
Tags: 2003, Adult, Aged, Analgesics, Backlog, Emergency Medical Services, Fentanyl/administration & Humans, Injections, Intravenous, Journal Article, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Martins M, Middle Aged, Neoplasms/complications, Opioid/administration & dosage, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Palliative Care/methods, Soares LG, Time Factors, Titrimetry, Uchoa R
Methadone use in cancer patients with pain: a review
In recent years a better understanding of the pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic properties of methadone, including equianalgesic ratios has led to its increased use as a second line opioid for the treatment of pain in patients with cancer. Methadone…
Tags: 2002, Analgesics, Backlog, Bruera E, Drug Interactions, Humans, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Methadone/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Neoplasms/complications, Opioid/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Sweeney C
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of tramadol hydrochloride for the treatment of chronic pain refractory to previous treatment in two pediatric patients. METHODS: Tramadol hydrochloride was administered (50 mg/day to 150 mg/day) to two…
Tags: 2004, Analgesics, Backlog, Brown SC, Child, Chronic Disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/complications, Humans, Joint Instability/etiology, Journal Article, Male, Opioid/administration & dosage, Pain Research & Management, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Preschool, Stinson J, Tramadol/administration & dosage
Ketamine has diverse effects that may be of relevance to chronic pain including: N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid, kainate, gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptors; inhibition of voltage gated Na(+) and…
Tags: 2003, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Backlog, Chronic Disease, Cousins MJ, Evidence-based Medicine, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/therapeutic use, Hocking G, Humans, Journal Article, Ketamine/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Methadone, Pain/drug therapy/etiology
Use of opioids in the treatment of severe pain in terminally ill patients--dying should not be painful
Pain is a common symptom at the end of life. The vast majority of pain can be readily managed if simple principles of practice are followed. Chronic pain requires continuous analgesia, and severe pain requires use of strong analgesics, most commonly…
Tags: 2003, Analgesia, Analgesics, Backlog, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Infusion Pumps, Journal Article, Male, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Middle Aged, Morphine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Moynihan TJ, Opioid/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Pain Measurement, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Patient-Controlled, Terminal Care
Misconceptions about morphine use in cancer patients
Tags: 1994, American Pharmacy, Backlog, Berry J, Humans, Journal Article, Morphine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Neoplasms/drug therapy/physiopathology, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Palliative Care
Tricyclic antidepressants and carbamazepine have become the mainstay in the treatment of neuropathic pain. Within the last decade, controlled trials have shown that numerous other drugs relieve such pain. We identified all placebo-controlled trials…
Tags: 1999, Analgesics/therapeutic use, Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Backlog, Carbamazepine/therapeutic use, Diabetic Neuropathies/complications, Humans, Jensen TS, Journal Article, N-Methylaspartate/antagonists & inhibitors/therapeutic use, Narcotics/therapeutic use, Neuralgia/drug therapy, Non-U.S. Gov't, Pain, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Polyneuropathies/complications, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Support, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Sindrup SH, Tricyclic/therapeutic use
The pharmacological management of cancer pain
Tags: 2001, Analgesics/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Backlog, Central Nervous System Diseases/chemically induced/therapy, Cherny NI, Conscious Sedation, Decision Making, Drug Administration Routes, Drug Administration Schedule, European Journal Of Cancer, Gastrointestinal Diseases/chemically induced/therapy, Humans, Journal Article, Neoplasms/complications, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Respiration Disorders/chemically induced/therapy, Urinary Retention/chemically induced/therapy
The occurrence of undesirable side effects due to opioids (delirium, confusion, myoclonus, nausea, emesis) is one of the major complications in the management of pain, especially in chronic cancer pain states. Methadone, as an alternative to…
Tags: 2000, Administration, Analgesics, Backlog, Body JJ, Combined Modality Therapy, Cross-sectional Studies, Current Opinion In Oncology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Journal Article, Lossignol DA, Mancini I, Methadone/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Morphine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/antagonists & inhibitors, Neoplasms/complications, Opioid/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Oral, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Receptors
A comparison of two regimens of patient-controlled analgesia for children with sickle cell disease
Recently, patient controlled analgesia (PCA) has gained prominence in the treatment of pain for children suffering from vaso-occlusive crisis associated with sickle cell disease. Because there are several different regimens that can be used for PCA,…
Tags: 1998, Adolescence, Analgesia, Analgesics, Anemia, Backlog, Case-Control Studies, Child, Comparative Study, Female, Human, Journal Article, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Kachoyeanos MK, Lea G, Male, Midwestern United States, Morphine/administration & dosage, Opioid/administration & dosage, Pain/drug therapy/etiology, Patient-Controlled, Retrospective Studies, Sickle Cell/complications, Trentadue NO