Case Reports: Compounding to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Author(s): Marshall Robert, Vidaurri Vincent A, Boomsma Diane, Buchta Anthony J, Vail Jane
Issue: Nov/Dec 2008 - Arthritis and Immunological Diseases
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Page(s): 498-504
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Abstract: Arthritis is an ancient disorder that defies cure. The management of arthritis may require medication, surgery, and/or nonpharmacologic treatment, and patients whose pain responds to drug therapy often achieve substantial benefit from a compounded preparation. Customized to include analgesics in combinations and concentrations not found in commercially manufactured medications, a pain-relieving compound can be prepared in a transdermal form that minimizes the risk of adverse effects associated with some oral medications. In this article, we present case reports of patients whose arthritic pain was relieved by a pharmaceutical compound. Formulations effective in treating inflammatory pain are also provided.
Related Keywords: Jane Vail, arthritis, arthritides, musculoskeletal disorders, pain relief, pain control, analgesic, analgesia, case reports, transdermal administration, topical preparations, formulations, inflammation, joint pain, drug combinations, ketamine, ketoprofen, lidocaine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs, methadone, pentoxifylline, methylsulfonylmethane, ibuprofen, piroxicam
Related Categories: EXCIPIENTS, FORMULATIONS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, CASE REPORTS, DOSAGE FORMS/DRUG CARRIERS, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS