Analgesic efficacy and safety of diclofenac epolamine topical patch (flector® patch) by location of injury in trials of acute pain: A pooled analysis of five trials

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 88-98

  Lionberger, David R ^a   Lanzarotti, Arturo ^b   Pierchala, Lisa ^c   Zhao, Wei ^c   Yanchick, Jillmarie ^d  

^a LLP   (United States)

^b Institut Biochimique SA   (Switzerland)

^c MMS HOLDINGS INC   (United States)

^d Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Double blind; Pooled analysis; Soft tissue injury; Topical patch; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANKLE INJURY; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELBOW INJURY; EYE DISEASE; FOOT INJURY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HAND INJURY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; INFESTATION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KNEE INJURY; LEG INJURY; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PAIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIN DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; SWELLING; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX INJURY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 78449277318     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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