Analgesic efficacy and safety of the diclofenac epolamine topical patch 13% (DETP) in minor soft tissue injury

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 635-643

  Kuehl, K ^a   Carr, W ^b   Yanchick, J ^c   Magelli, M ^d   Rovati, S ^e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Leslie Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC   (United States)

^d GTx Inc   (United States)

^e Institut Biochimique SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute pain treatment; clinical trial; diclofenac topical patch; musculoskeletal injury; NSAID

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961209509     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275359     Document Type: Article

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