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ESCAPE ANALGESIC [1 record]

Record 1 1987-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
OBS

An escape analgesic is an analgesic used by a test subject for relief not provided by the drug being tested.

OBS

If the migraine symptoms had worsened, patients were offered an escape analgesic combination of 1000 mg paracetamol and 10 mg metoclopramide. [Naproxin sodium in the treatment of migraine; Cephalalgia, March, 1985, 5(1), p. 5-10)

OBS

There was no difference in the relief of pain between the three treatments under the conditions of this trial were paracetamol was allowed as an additional escape analgesic. [Floctafenine (Idarac) in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. [Rheumatol. Rehabil., Nov. 1977, 16(4); pp. 260-4]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments

Spanish

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