Analgesics - Therapeutic use
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma.

13 Dec 2009 Malignant melanoma is rare in pediatrics, and therapies for patients with disseminated disease have not been well studied. This report describes our experience with the use of high-dose interleukin 2 (aldesleukin, IL-2) in a 2-year-old child with ... Read more...

Efficacy and safety of tonabersat, a gap-junction modulator, in the acute treatment of migraine: a double-blind, parallel-group, randomized study.

30 Oct 2009 The ability of tonabersat to relieve the symptoms of migraine attacks with or without aura was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, parallel-group study. Patients received 20 or 40 mg of tonabersat, or 50 mg of ... Read more...

Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Varicose vein recurrence of the great saphenous vein (GSV) is a common, costly, and complex problem. The aim of the study was to assess feasibility of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) in recurrent varicose veins of the GSV and to compare ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Analgesics - Therapeutic use'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma. 13 Dec 2009
• Efficacy and safety of tonabersat, a gap-junction modulator, in the acute treatment of migraine: a double-blind, parallel-group, randomized study. 30 Oct 2009
• Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation. 30 Oct 2009
• A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. 30 Oct 2009
• Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) alone vs PNB combined with an anaesthetic-myorelaxant agent cream for prostate biopsy: a prospective, randomized double-arm study. 30 Oct 2009
• Pain management and sedation for children in the emergency department. 28 Oct 2009
• Direct evidence for spinal cord involvement in placebo analgesia. 14 Oct 2009
• Magnesium: an emerging drug in anaesthesia. 29 Sep 2009
• Treatment of neuropathic pain: an overview of recent guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
• Neuropathic pain treatment: a further step forward. 28 Sep 2009
• Nortriptyline and gabapentin, alone and in combination for neuropathic pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled crossover trial. 28 Sep 2009
• [Adequate analgesia in the elderly patients. Good pain control cannot be a coincidence] 22 Sep 2009
• Spirocyclic delta opioid receptor agonists for the treatment of pain: discovery of N,N-diethyl-3-hydroxy-4-(spiro[chromene-2,4'-piperidine]-4-yl) benzamide (ADL5747). 22 Sep 2009
• An itchy ear that became painful. 14 Sep 2009
• Patient information. Costochondritis: what you need to know. 13 Sep 2009
• Costochondritis: diagnosis and treatment. 13 Sep 2009
• A 52-year-old woman with disabling peripheral neuropathy: review of diabetic polyneuropathy. 6 Sep 2009
• Pediatric pain after ambulatory surgery: where's the medication? 5 Sep 2009
• Tennis elbow. 31 Aug 2009
• EFNS guideline on the drug treatment of migraine--revised report of an EFNS task force. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Analgesics'

Definition: Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000700

Alternative terms: Analgesics; Anodynes; Analgesic Agents; Agents, Analgesic; Analgesic Drugs; Drugs, Analgesic; Antinociceptive Agents;

Related Mesh Headings: Anesthetics;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.663.850.014; D27.505.954.427.040;

Online Note: use ANALGESICS to search ANALGESICS AND ANTIPYRETICS 1966-77

History Note: 78; ANALGESICS AND ANTIPYRETICS was heading 1963-77

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specific groups