Journal of International Medical Research · 1975 · 77 citations · 2 references
NursingPharmacologyPharmacotherapyClinical PharmacologyPain ManagementPain MedicineAdverse Effects Of AnalgesicsAnalgesiaAnalgesic PharmacologyInflammatory PainOpioid AnalgesicsPharmacologic Pain TherapyAnalgesic Anti-inflammatory PharmacologyClinical Trials Of AnalgesicsDouble-blind TrialsEpisiotomy Pain ManagementInflammatory Pain ManagementPain Management After EpisiotomyPharmacologic AnalgesiaPlacebo-controlled Efficacy Assessment
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of indoprofen, a new anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug, was carried out in women with pain due to episiotomy. A single 100 mg dose of the drug proved to be significantly more active than placebo in decreasing pain and was devoid of any side-effects.
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