Using Compounded Medications for the Topical Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I Following Trauma: A Case Report
Author(s): Zur Eyal
Issue: Jan/Feb 2014 - Volume 18, Number 1
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Page(s): 14-19
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Abstract: The case report discussed in this article illustrates the painful endeavor of a patient who suffered from severe peripheral neuropathic pain and the to-and-from treatment adjustments that are needed before an optimal grade of pain control and an acceptable quality of life could be achieved. The next to optimal treatment was obtained by meticulously adjusting drugs and combining systemic drugs with topical ones. Compounding pharmacists play an important role in offering potent topical preparations that give an important analgesic added value to complex treatments.
Related Keywords: Eyal Zur, BSc Pharm, RPh, MBA, complex regional pain syndrome type I, CRPS, peripheral neuropathic pain, analgesic, analgesia, pain control, pain relief, quality of life, case report, formulation, topical preparations, lidocaine medicated plaster, ketamine hydrochloride, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, NMDA blocker, clonidine, alpha-2 agonist, amitriptyline, carbamazepine, voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, pregabalin, gabapentin, drug combinations
Related Categories: FORMULATIONS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, CASE REPORTS, DOSAGE FORMS/DRUG CARRIERS, NEUROLOGY