歯科口腔外科外来手術後におけるロキソプロフェンナトリウムの鎮痛効果に関する一考察―アンケート調査に基づく医薬品適正使用への取り組み―:―アンケート調査に基づく医薬品適正使用への取り組み―

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We conducted a questionnaire survey on postoperative pain, and the pain-relieving effect of loxoprofen sodium (loxoprofen) in outpatients following dental surgery in order to improve pain relief and explanation to patients concerning this drug. The questionnaire was given to patients who took loxoprofen after a dental surgery between October 2002 and February 2003 and the recovery rate was 67%. We analyzed the degree of pain after surgery, the time of taking loxoprofen, and the pain-relieving effect of loxoprofen. The pain-relieving effect was manifested within 60 minutes in 91% of patients and 69% of patients noted a definite reduction in pain. Patients in whom extractions were difficult to perform and those who had surgery other than extractions had a longer duration of pain than those who had extractions that were easy to carry out, and the frequency of taking loxoprofen was particularly high for those who had high pain manifestation rates and long duration of pain. Also, patients whose surgery time was longer experienced more intense postoperative pain. However, pain was relieved effectively when loxoprofen was taken immediately after a difficult extraction. From the questionnaire survey, we were able to obtain useful information on the severity of pain and adequate doses of loxoprofen for relief of pain following dental surgery. We used this information to improve our explanation of the use of loxoprofen to patients.
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