Amitriptyline and perphenazine (Triptafen DA) in chronic pain
- 22 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 36 (2) , 210-212
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08728.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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