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: Robert Marshall, PharmD, RPh, Vincent A. Vidaurri, RPh, BCPS, Diane Boomsma, PharmD, FIACP, Anthony J. Buchta, RPh, MBA, 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