Comparative Analgesic Efficacy of Oxycodone/Acetaminophen vs Codeine/Acetaminophen for Short‐Term Pain Management Following ED Discharge

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 16; no. 12; pp. 2397 - 2404
• Main Authors: Chang, Andrew K., Bijur, Polly E., Lupow, Jason B., Gallagher, E. John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Acetaminophen - administration & dosage; Adult; Analgesics; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Codeine - administration & dosage; Codeine/Acetaminophen; Drug Therapy, Combination - methods; Emergency Department; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Hypotheses; Male; Middle Aged; New York - epidemiology; Oxycodone - administration & dosage; Oxycodone/Acetaminophen; Pain; Pain - diagnosis; Pain - drug therapy; Pain - epidemiology; Pain management; Pain Management - methods; Pain Management - statistics & numerical data; Pain Measurement - drug effects; Pain Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Patient Discharge; Patient satisfaction; Patients; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Oxycodone/Acetaminophen; Pain; Codeine/Acetaminophen; Emergency Department

Objective To test the hypothesis that oxycodone/acetaminophen provides analgesia superior to codeine/acetaminophen following emergency department (ED) discharge. Design Prospective, randomized, double‐blind, trial. Setting Adult inner city ED. Subjects ED patients with acute extremity pain who were...