Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults.

BACKGROUND: Ketoprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. Dexketoprofen is the (S)-enantiomer, which is believed to confer analgesia. Theoretically dexketoprofen is expected to provide equivalent analgesia to ketoprofen...

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Main Authors: Barden, J, Derry, S, McQuay, H, Moore, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009