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Fluradoline and aspirin for orthopedic postoperative pain
Author(s) -
McQuay H J,
Carroll Dawn,
Poppleton Patsy,
Summerfield R J,
Moore R A
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.1987.68
Subject(s) - aspirin , analgesic , placebo , anesthesia , medicine , orthopedic surgery , clinical pharmacology , tricyclic antidepressant , blood pressure , tricyclic , mood , surgery , pharmacology , antidepressant , alternative medicine , pathology , hippocampus , psychiatry
Fluradoline (150 or 300 mg), a novel tricyclic with both antidepressant and analgesic properties in animals, was compared with aspirin, 650 mg, and placebo when given orally for postoperative orthopedic pain in a double‐blind, single‐dose, parallel‐group study. Analgesic measurements were made by two trained nurse observers using standard verbal rating and visual analogue scales. Aspirin was statistically superior to placebo on all analgesic measures, demonstrating assay sensitivity. Fluradoline, 300 mg, was distinguished from placebo and fluradoline, 150 mg, but not from aspirin, 650 mg. Overall, fluradoline, 300 mg, was equivalent to aspirin, 650 mg. Fluradoline, 300 mg, produced a significant elevation in mood score. Neither aspirin, 650 mg, nor fluradoline caused untoward side effects, but fluradoline, 300 mg, increased blood pressure. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (1987) 41, 531–536; doi: 10.1038/clpt.1987.68