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Amitriptyline and perphenazine (Triptafen DA) in chronic pain
Author(s) -
Clarke Ian M.C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08728.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amitriptyline , perphenazine , anesthesia , chronic pain , psychiatry
Summary One‐hundred and twenty patients with chronic pain, who had all failed to obtain relief with traditional medical treatment, were given a standard psychotropic drug mixture consisting of amitriptyline 25 mg and perphenazine 2 mg. Of those who completed 2 months of treatment, 33·68% were pain free, while 8·3% had unacceptable side‐effects. The best results were obtained in patients with postherpetic neuralgia and postoperative scar pain.