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Intramuscular tenoxicam to treat acute renal colic
Author(s) -
Dawood AlWaili N.S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.08212.x
Subject(s) - tenoxicam , renal colic , medicine , piroxicam , pathology , alternative medicine
Objective To study the possible therapeutic effects on acute renal colic of a single 20 mg intramuscular dose of tenoxicam. Patients and methods The study comprised 30 patients (22 men and eight women, mean age 32 years, range 17–60) who presented with acute renal colic and were diagnosed by intravenous urography, a general urine examination and ultrasonography. Each patient was treated with 20 mg of tenoxicam given intramuscularly. The severity of pain was assessed on a verbal six‐point scale. Results Twenty‐four patients markedly improved within 1 h of receiving tenoxicam ( P <0.001). No side‐effects were reported and the drug was tolerated well by all the patients. Conclusion Tenoxicam can be used successfully to treat acute renal colic.