Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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The purpose of this study, in a sample of preschool children (ages 3-5 years; N = 47), was to evaluate the feasibility of scheduled analgesic dosing following outpatient tonsillectomy in order to optimize pain management. ⋯ Study results suggest that acetaminophen with hydrocodone is effective in relieving preschool children's pain following tonsillectomy and that parental adherence to a scheduled analgesic regimen decreases over time. Time-contingent dosing was associated with moderate to severe side effects and should be addressed in discharge teaching with parents. Findings provide insight into parents' perspective of pain management at home following tonsillectomy and methods for relieving their child's pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intramuscular drotaverine and diclofenac in acute renal colic: a comparative study of analgesic efficacy and safety.
To evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of intramuscular drotaverine hydrochloride vs diclofenac sodium in treatment of acute renal colic. ⋯ The efficacy and safety of drotaverine as analgesic in renal colic is noninferior to diclofenac and may be used as an alternative or add-on therapy to currently available options.
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Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) are statewide databases containing prescriber and patient-level prescription data on select drugs of abuse. These databases are used by medical professionals or law enforcement officials to identify patients with prescription drug use patterns indicative of abuse or providers engaging in illegal activities. Most states have implemented PMPs in an attempt to curb prescription drug abuse and diversion. However, assessment of their impact on drug abuse is only beginning. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between PMPs and opioid misuse over time in two drug abuse surveillance data sources. ⋯ Two observational data sources offer preliminary support that PMPs are effective. Future efforts should evaluate what PMP characteristics are most effective and which opioids are most impacted.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Management of neuropathic pain with methylprednisolone at the site of nerve injury.
Peripheral nerve blocks with methylprednisolone may provide effective pain therapy by decreasing ectopic neuronal discharge and the release of local inflammatory mediators at the site of nerve injury. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of lidocaine alone with a combination of depo-methylprednisolone plus lidocaine in the management of neuropathic pain due to peripheral nerve damage. ⋯ Our results suggest that peripheral nerve block with 80 mg depo-methylprednisolone plus 0.5% lidocaine provides effective management in the treatment of neuropathic pain due to peripheral nerve damage.