NAPROXEN SODIUM VS A COMBINATION OF ASPIRIN, PHENACETIN, CAFFEINE AND CODEINE PHOSPHATE FOR PAIN AFTER MAJOR GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY - A MULTICENTER COMPARISON

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 29  (3) , 189-192
Abstract
In a multicenter study, a nonnarcotic analgesic available for moderate pain, naproxen sodium, 550 mg, was compared to a combination that is used extensively for moderate to severe pain, aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine and codeine phosphate (APC/C) (60 mg of codeine phosphate). Women with pain after major gynecologic surgery reported a similar pattern in pain reduction with the 2 medications except for a relatively sharper increase in pain intensity between 4 and 6 h after administration of APC/C. A smaller number of patient complaints suggested that naproxen sodium was better tolerated than APC/C.

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