Safety profile of topical diclofenac: A meta-analysis of blinded, randomized, controlled trials in musculoskeletal conditions

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 605-622

  Taylor, R S ^a   Fotopoulos, G ^b   Maibach, H ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Clinical Pharmacology   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Meta analysis Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Randomized controlled trials; Skin reactions; Topical diclofenac

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIPHENYL ACETIC ACID; COMFREY EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FELBINAC; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY SKIN; GEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 79951604008     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2010.550606     Document Type: Review

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