A randomized controlled trial of oxycodone/acetaminophen versus acetaminophen alone for emergency department patients with musculoskeletal pain refractory to ibuprofen.

Benjamin W FriedmanEddie IrizarryCarmen FelicianoAlbert J IzzoLester BorrayesAndrew RestivoVincent CostaPolly E Bijur

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)

Among patients with acute musculoskeletal pain refractory to oral ibuprofen, oxycodone/acetaminophen resulted in slightly greater pain relief than acetaminophen, but this was associated with more medication-related adverse events.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
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