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 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...

  Opiate Conversion Tables Introduction An opiate conversion table is basically a chart that lists the relatively equivalent value of various opiates. Such listing explains the required amount of dosage of a specific opiate,...

    48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...

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...