Abstract
Pain management of children with rheumatic diseases requires an integrated approach of pharmacological and psychosocial therapies. This article reviews different drug groups including analgesics, tramadol, anti-inflammatories, antidepressants and opioids. Therapeutic effect of each medicinal modality is presented, with emphasis on results of randomized controlled trials. Lack of existing liquid forms of NSAIDs and unapproved COX2-selected inhibitors in children leaves a space until we achieve better pain management in pediatric rheumatic diseases.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-11 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Pain Clinic |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Management
- Pain
- Rheumatic disease