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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
A randomized double-blind trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drug, ketorolac, in the treatment of cancer pain compared with the opioid pentazocine. A total of 40 patients with moderate to severe cancer pain were studied, 20 patients being treated with 10 mg ketorolac given orally every 6 h and 20 receiving 50 mg pentazocine given orally every 6 h for up to 7 days. A reduction in the severity of the pain was recorded in both treatment groups with no significant difference in efficacy being found between the two therapies, although withdrawals due to adverse reactions were significantly less in the ketorolac-treated group (p less than 0.005). It is concluded that ketorolac may be a useful and more acceptable alternative to opioids in the treatment of cancer pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-0605
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-304
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Ketorolac, a new non-opioid analgesic: a double-blind trial versus pentazocine in cancer pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Oncology Coordination Service, Clinic and Provincial Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial