Category: Medication

Recommendations for patients using Butrans (Transdermal Burenorphine) patch for th management of chronic non-malignant pain who experience erythematous (red) rash/ skin irritation at the site of the patch. Up to 10% of patients who...

MEDAL Study (Multinational Etoricoxib Versus Diclofenac Arthritis Long-Term Study) Introduction The MEDAL program is basically a specifically designed arthritis study programme, conducted across 38 countries, with the primary purpose to assess CV safety. The...

Introduction Buprenorphine is an opioid drug, having a combination of agonist and antagonist properties. Buprenorphine is known to produce the action of natural endorphins by stimulating the opioid receptors in the brain and spinal...

Guidelines for the use of Buprenorphine (BuTrans) Transdermal patch Buprenorphine is a synthetic opioid agonist/antagonist for use in moderate to severe pain. BuTrans transdermal patches contain buprenorphine in a continuous release formulation to be...

    Versatis Patch from Grunenthal Versatis (5% Lignocaine) has recently been approved for the management of patients with post herpetic neuralgia. It is a prescription only medicine at present and will therefore require...

      Introduction Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects .i.e. reducing pain, fever and inflammation. The most common traditional NSAIDs include: · Aspirin · Ibuprofen (Motrin,...

Durogesic D-Trans Patch Introduction The Durogesic D-Trans is a pain-relieving, transdermal patch applied to the skin for severe chronic conditions. The rectangular-shaped, transparent Durogesic D-Trans patches are used for consistent pain relief for patients...

Medication and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a type of pain that persists for more than three months and goes beyond the expected time of healing. Such pain often fails to...

A 23 year old lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had a fall down some stairs whilst wearing a rucksack and bruised the left side of her chest- rib fractures were excluded...

Tramacet Introduction Tradamol is a type of medication used as an analgesic to relieve pain. Also referred to as a synthetic opioid, it is used for relief from moderate to severe pain. This medicine...