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- Single dose oral diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jul-2015
Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, available as a potassium salt (immediate release) or sodium salt (enteric coated to suppress dissolution in the stomach). This review updates an earlier review published in the Cochrane Database of Syst
- Single dose oral diflunisal for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Diflunisal is a long-acting non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) most commonly used to treat acute postoperative pain or chronic joint pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. This review analyses the effectiveness and harm of different
- Single dose oral dihydrocodeine for acute postoperative pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Feb-2011
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 2, 2000. Dihydrocodeine is a synthetic opioid analgesic developed in the early 1900s. Its structure and pharmacokinetics are similar to that of codeine and it is used for the tr
- Single dose oral etodolac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Etodolac is a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, with evidence of efficacy in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Its analgesic efficacy in postoperative pain has not been clearly established. There are no systematic reviews on Etodolac's
- Single dose oral etoricoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-May-2014
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review first published in Issue 2, 2009, and updated in Issue 4, 2012.
- Single dose oral fenbufen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Feb-2011
Fenbufen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. There is no known systematic review of its use in acute postoperative pain.
- Single dose oral fenoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Apr-2015
Fenoprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), available in several different countries, but not widely used.
- Single dose oral flurbiprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Flurbiprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), related to ibuprofen and naproxen, used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. There is no systematic review of its use in acute postoperative pain.
- Single dose oral gabapentin for established acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2012
Gabapentin is an antiepileptic drug, also used in the treatment of neuropathic pain, which is the subject of a Cochrane review, currently under revision. Its efficacy in treating established acute postoperative pain has not been demonstrated.
- Single dose oral ibuprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2012
This review updates a 1999 Cochrane review showing that ibuprofen at various doses was effective in postoperative pain in single dose studies designed to demonstrate analgesic efficacy. New studies have since been published. Ibuprofen is one of the most w
- Single dose oral ibuprofen plus caffeine for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2015
There is good evidence that combining two different analgesics in fixed doses in a single tablet can provide better pain relief in acute pain and headache than either drug alone, and that the drug-specific benefits are essentially additive. This appears t
- Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2015
This is an update of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 3, 2013. There is good evidence that combining two different analgesics in fixed doses in a single tablet can provide better pain relief in acute pain and headache than either drug alone
- Single dose oral ibuprofen plus oxycodone for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jun-2015
Combining two different analgesics in fixed doses in a single tablet can provide better pain relief than either drug alone in acute pain. This appears to be broadly true across a range of different drug combinations, in postoperative pain and migraine hea
- Single dose oral ibuprofen plus paracetamol (acetaminophen) for acute postoperative pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jun-2013
Combining two different analgesics in fixed doses in a single tablet can provide better pain relief than either drug alone in acute pain. This appears to be broadly true across a range of different drug combinations, in postoperative pain and migraine hea
- Single dose oral indometacin for the treatment of acute postoperative pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2010
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2004. Indometacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used most commonly for the treatment of inflammation and pain resulting from rheumatic disease (arthritis)
- Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Ketoprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. Dexketoprofen is the (S)-enantiomer, which is believed to confer analgesia. Theoretically dexketoprofen is expected to provide e
- Single dose oral lornoxicam for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Lornoxicam is one of the oxicam class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), producing analgesic and antipyretic effects in part through the non-selective inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase-1 and -2. It is prescribed for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
- Single dose oral lumiracoxib for postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2012
Lumiracoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. COX-2 inhibitors were developed to avoid COX-1-related gastrointestinal (GI) problems while maintaining the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of traditional non-steriodal anti-inflammat
- Single dose oral mefenamic acid for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is most often used for treating pain of dysmenorrhoea in the short term (seven days or less), as well as mild to moderate pain including headache, dental pain, postoperative and postpart
- Single dose oral meloxicam for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Meloxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used mainly in treating pain associated with arthritis. The usual oral dose for osteoarthritis is 15 mg daily, but lower doses of 7.5 mg are advised in older patients. This review sought to evalu
