Neurológia pre prax 5/2019

Non malignant breakthrough pain treatment

The non-oncology pain is often accompanied by acute pain worsening, whether the result of increased endeavor, stress or even weather changes. The optimal medicaments for treatment of these episodes are pharmaceuticals with fast release effect and relatively short effect. We could use drugs from non steroidal anti-inflammatory group, drug combination tramadol/paracetamol or on the Czech market new IR oxycodone. It exceed in fast effect, fierce effect and relatively few adverse effects. Case study describes woman of 58 years old with pain after two spine operations. Combined treatment of acute worsening of pain with tramadol/paracetamol was ineffective,on the contrary IR oxykodon 5mg was very effective.

Keywords: acute worsening of pain,rescue medication, IR oxykodon, side effects, tíme od onset