Category: Medication

    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 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...

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...

      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,...

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...

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...

COX-2 inhibitors and the risk of cardiovascular events COX-2 Inhibitors – The Basics The cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors are a form of drug in the class of medicines known as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...

    If there existed a simple pill to get rid of any pain without side effects there would be less need for health care practitioners, and many of us would be happily out...

Duloxetine Introduction Duloxetine is a medication in the class of anti-depressant drugs, used to treat major depression and provide relief from nerve pain or peripheral neuropathy in diabetics. It belongs to a class of...