Are the medical needs for the treatment of acute pain fulfilled?

Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 1996

Michael J Parnham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

20 Seiten

1997 | 1997
Springer Basel (Verlag)
978-3-7643-5679-8 (ISBN)

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Many effective analgesic drugs are available for the relief of acute pain, but their clinical use is widely regarded as being inadequate. The reasons cited for this include concern about the adverse effects of opioids and also insufficient adjustment of therapy to the patient's needs. Non-opioid anal gesics are the staple drugs for mild to moderate pain and are generally better tolerated than opioid drugs. Differences exist, however, among the non-opioid analgesics which affect the choice of drug for individual pa tients and specific acutely painful conditions. In an associated symposium of the 7th International Symposium: The Pain Clinic, held in Istanbul, Turkey, the ways were discussed in which treatment with non-opioid analgesics can be tailored to meet the needs of individual patients with acute pain. The highlights of this Hoechst sympo sium, emphasize the distinctions between the non-steroidal anti-inflamma tory drugs, and the non-acidic antipyretic analgesics, particularly dipyrone. 9 Mechanisms of action of non-opioid analgesics Professor F. C. Tulunay, M.D. Ankara, Turkey The non-opioid analgesics are among the oldest class of synthetic drugs still in widespread clinical use. They can be divided into the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as acetylsalicylic acid, and the non-acidic, antipyretic analgesics, paracetamol and dipyrone. The pharma cology of these various agents will be reviewed briefly.

Mechanisms of action of non-opioid analgesics.- Fulfilling patients' needs for appropriate prescriptions: The acute pain service approach.- Non-opioids in the treatment of post-operative pain.- Comparative safety of non-opioid analgesics.- Concluding remarks.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.1997
Zusatzinfo	20 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Basel
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	75 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie
Schlagworte	Analgesics • Drug • Hardcover, Softcover / Medizin/Pharmazie • HC/Medizin/Pharmazie • Medizin • Opioid • Pain • pharmacology • Pharmakologie • Research • Schmerz • Treatment
ISBN-10	3-7643-5679-0 / 3764356790
ISBN-13	978-3-7643-5679-8 / 9783764356798
Zustand	Neuware