Emily Shiffer June 17, 2022 In a surprising discovery that flies in the face of conventional medicine, McGill University researchers report that treating pain with anti-inflammatory medication, like ibuprofen or aspirin, may promote pain in the long term. The paper, published in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that inflammation, a normal part of injury recovery, helps resolve acute pain and...
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FDA Approves Combo Pill for Severe, Acute Pain
Megan Brooks October 19, 2021 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a combination pill containing celecoxib and tramadol (Seglentis) for the treatment of adults with acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments fail to provide adequate pain relief. Celecoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and tramadol is an opioid...