EFFECTIVENESS OF ALPRAZOLAM IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN - RESULTS OF A PRELIMINARY-STUDY

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WESTBROOK, L [1 ]
CICALA, RS [1 ]
WRIGHT, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TENNESSEE,CTR HLTH SCI,DEPT ANESTHESIOL,CHANDLER FG17,800 MADISON AVE,MEMPHIS,TN 38163
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CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN | 1990年 / 6卷 / 01期
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10.1097/00002508-199003000-00006
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R614 [麻醉学];
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100217 ;
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One hundred chronic pain patients were begun on alprazolam, 1.5 mg/day. No other medication changes or therapeutic interventions were made. Sixteen patients were lost to follow-up and 1 oncology patient died. Of the 83 patients who were evaluated at 12 weeks, 61 (73.5%) showed improvement, and only 5 had discontinued the medication because of side effects. The average score of all patients had decreased from 3.6 to 2.2 on a verbal analog scale that rated pain severity from 0 to 5. There was no difference in response among the various diagnostic groups represented in the study population.
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