Effect of combination of drugs with acupuncture on analgesic efficacy

In rabbit experiments, some drugs used in clinics were selected and combined with electroacupuncture to observe the effect of drugs on acupuncture analgesia (AA). According to the effect of drugs on AA, the drugs were divided into three kinds: (1) Drugs with potentiating effect: fentanyl, pethidine,...

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Published inAcupuncture & electro-therapeutics research Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 103
Main Authors Xu, S F, Cao, X D, Mo, W Y, Xu, Z B, Pan, Y Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1989
Subjects
Acupuncture Analgesia
Analgesics - administration & dosage
Animals
Combined Modality Therapy
Diazepam - pharmacology
Dronabinol - pharmacology
Droperidol - pharmacology
Fenfluramine - pharmacology
Fentanyl - pharmacology
Humans
Ketamine - pharmacology
Pain Management
Perphenazine - pharmacology
Rabbits
Sulpiride - pharmacology
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Summary:In rabbit experiments, some drugs used in clinics were selected and combined with electroacupuncture to observe the effect of drugs on acupuncture analgesia (AA). According to the effect of drugs on AA, the drugs were divided into three kinds: (1) Drugs with potentiating effect: fentanyl, pethidine, droperidol, perphenazine, metoclopramide, fenfluramine, tetrahydrocannabinol, fentanyl plus droperidol, fentanyl plus fenfluramine. (2) Drugs with reducing effect: ketamine and diazepam, (3) Drugs with no effect: sulpiride.
ISSN:0360-1293
DOI:10.3727/036012989816358434