An investigational cannabinoid therapy helped provide effective analgesia when used as an adjuvant medication for cancer patients with pain that responded poorly to opioids, according to results of a ...

The definition of an adjuvant analgesic is any drug with a primary indication other than pain, with analgesic properties in some painful conditions. The hope is to enhance pain relief while reducing ...

An economic analysis of single fraction radiotherapy for treatment of hospice patients with symptomatic bone metastasis No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

The best studied adjuvant analgesics are the tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), such as amitriptyline (Elavil®), and desipramine. There is overwhelming evidence that this class of drugs can be ...

March 16, 2004 — An investigational fentanyl patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) transdermal system was found to provide postsurgical pain control equivalent to that of a standard intravenous (IV) ...

Combining an oral magnesium supplement with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may significantly reduce pain after third-molar surgery, according to a study recently published in Pain ...

Phase II Study of Erlotinib Plus Temozolomide During and After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme or Gliosarcoma The lack of a standardized cancer pain (CP) ...

Treatment of pain includes both medications and non-drug approaches. The doctor recommends treatment based on many factors including the type and duration of pain. In addition to specific medications ...