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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 59(3B): 708-711, Sept. 2001. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-295835

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Triptans are effective drugs for the acute treatment of migraine. However, 30-40 percent of the patients commonly present recurrence before 24 hours therefore requiring another dose. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) such as tolfenamic acid and naproxen sodium combined with sumatriptan have demonstrated efficacy in reducing recurrence observed with the single use of this drug. Steroids also have been suggested to treat refractory migraine and status migranosus. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether patients presenting frequent recurrence with the combination triptan plus NSAID, would decrease it with the association of dexamethasone. METHOD: Twenty three patients, 17 women and 6 men with migraine according to IHS criteria were prospectively studied. All patients presented frequent recurrence ( > or = 60 percent, mean recurrence rate 74,8 percent) with the single use of sumatritpan 100mg or zolmitriptan 2,5mg or rizatriptan 10mg in at least 5 consecutive attacks, and didn't present a reduction of the recurrence rate superior than 20 percent with the combination of tolfenamic acid 200mg or rofecoxib 25mg in at least 5 other consecutive attacks (mean recurrence rate 60 percent). The patients had to treat 6 consecutive moderate or severe migraine attacks with their usual combination plus 4mg of dexamathasone with a maximum of twice a week, and fill out a diary reporting headache parameters. RESULTS: Twenty patients, 16 women and 4 men completed the study. Of those who completed the study, 11 took rizatriptan plus rofecoxib, 4 rizatriptan plus tolfenamic acid, 3 zolmitriptan plus rofecoxib, 1 zolmitriptan plus tolfenamic acid and 1 patient took sumatriptan plus tolfenamic acid, having the 20 patients taken as a third medication, a single tablet of 4mg of dexamethasone. All patients took oral formulations and none presented vomiting after that. Among all 20 patients, one female and one male patient presented recurrence in 3 out of the 6 attacks (50 percent) while the remaining 18 patients revealed recurrence in 1 or 2 treated attacks (mean 23,4 percent) (p<0,001). CONCLUSION: We concluded that the judicious use of oral dexamethasone might be useful for a limited population of migraine patients still presenting recurrence with the combination of a triptan and a NSAID. Case-control studies and studies with a randomized double-blind design are necessary to confirm these observations


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Migraine Disorders/drug therapy , Serotonin Receptor Agonists/therapeutic use , Sumatriptan/therapeutic use , Drug Therapy, Combination , Naproxen/therapeutic use , ortho-Aminobenzoates/therapeutic use , Prospective Studies
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J. bras. ginecol ; 98(1/2): 75-80, jan.-fev. 1988. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-54353

ABSTRACT

Foram estudadas 2.522 pacientes portadoras de dismenorréia primária, do ponto de vista epidemiológico e avaliando-se um novo inibidor da síntese de prostaglandinas, a floctafenina. Observou-se desaparecimento ou minimizaçäo de todos os sintomas após um ciclo de tratamento com floctafenina (400 mg como dose de ataque e 200 mg a seguir, a cada 8 horas, no máximo durante três dias). O medicamento foi excepcionalmente bem tolerado, só havendo efeitos colaterais em 2,7% dos casos. Säo discutidos os dados fisiopatológicos e epidemiológicos


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Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Female , Dysmenorrhea/drug therapy , ortho-Aminobenzoates/therapeutic use , Clinical Trials as Topic
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J. bras. ginecol ; 97(8): 435-9, ago. 1987. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-42654

ABSTRACT

Foram estudadas 308 pacientes com dismenorréia primária em nove centros nacionais, tratadas sucessivamente, durante quatro meses consecutivos, com floctafenina 200 mg (1 comp. de 8/8 h), ácido mefenâmico 500 mg (1 comp. de 8/8 h), diclofenaco 50 mg (1 comp. de 8/8 h) ou piroxicam 10 mg (1 cápsula de 12/12 h). A tomada dos medicamentos era iniciada aos primeiros sintomas de aparecimento da dismenorréia e continuava enquanto persistissem as queixas, até um máximo de 48 horas de tratamento. As pacientes recebiam um cartäo de acompanhamento onde registravam a intensidade e o tipo de sintoma, dentre outras variáveis. Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente através das informaçöes obtidas no cartäo de acompanhamento, representados pelo percentual de pacientes que seguiam apresentando as mesmas queixas 48 horas após o início do tratamento. A floctafenina mostrou-se significativamente eficaz sobre a sintomatologia e foi superior aos outros medicamentos estudados em 7 sintomas (dor abdominal, dor lombar, cefaléia, náuseas, diarréia, constipaçäo e sudorese) dos 8 estudados. Do ponto de vista qualitativo, ao se definir um índice obtido pela razäo entre o percentual de pacientes assintomáticos pós e pré-tratamento verificamos que a floctafenina apresentava índices superiores às demais moléculas em 4 sintomas (dor abdominal, sudorese, náuseas e constipaçäo). Com relaçäo à tolerância clínica, os efeitos colaterais foram equivalentes nos produtos testados, à exceçäo da náusea, mais intensa nas pacientes ao fazerem uso do ácido mefenâmico. Concluiu-se que neste tipo de pacientes a floctafenina pode, indiscutivelmente, ser considerada uma alternativa válida no tratamento da dor e outros sintomas associados com a dismenorréia primária


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Female , Mefenamic Acid/therapeutic use , Diclofenac/therapeutic use , Dysmenorrhea/drug therapy , ortho-Aminobenzoates/therapeutic use , Thiazines/therapeutic use , Clinical Trials as Topic , Double-Blind Method , Drug Therapy, Combination
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