Tag archive of cancer pain

Flector patch for cancer pain

Flector Patch is a topical  non-steroidal(NSAID) drug diclofenac. Diclofenac has antiinflammatory, analgesic, and anti-fever effects. Each FLECTOR® Patch measures approximately 4 inches by 5.5 inches and contains 180-mg of diclofenac. The recommended dose of FLECTOR® Patch is one patch to the most painful area twice a day (12 hours at a time). FLECTOR® Patch should be applied to intact or non-damaged skin. Some physicians feel that these patches

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Flector patch for painful metastases – pro
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Flector Patch(diclofenac) is a topical  non-steroidal(NSAID) drug diclofenac. Diclofenac has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic properties by inhibiting the enzyme cyclooxegenase (COX) and decreasing the formation of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and prostacyclin. The oral version is Voltaren. Each FLECTOR® Patch measures approximately 4 inches by 5.5 inches and contains 180-mg of diclofenac epolamine. The recommended dose of FLECTOR®

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Oxycodone – pro

Oxycodone is a full opioid agonist with no antagonist properties whose principal therapeutic action is analgesia. It has an affinity for kappa, mu and delta opiate receptors in the brain and spinal cord. Oxycodone is similar to morphine in its action. Other pharmacological actions of oxycodone are in the CNS (respiratory depression, antitussive, anxiolytic, sedative and miosis), smooth muscle (constipation, reduction in gastric, biliary and pancreatic

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