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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Pain And Symptom Medication Info - Ketamine For Mucositis Pain

From MDLinx:

Ketamine mouthwash for mucositis pain
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 09/01/09

Ryan AJ et al. – Ketamine swish and expectorate may be a viable treatment option in refractory mucositis pain.

Methods
A retrospective chart audit was preformed on eight patients who received ketamine mouthwash (20mg/5mL) for refractory mucositis pain.

Results
All eight patients had mucositis pain refractory to a mucositis mixture (lidocaine, magnesium/aluminum hydroxide, and diphenhydramine) and opioids.
An improvement in mucositis pain was seen in over half (5/8) of the patients.
Four of eight patients had adverse effects that could have been associated with the ketamine mouthwash; all side effects were transient and subsided when the ketamine mouthwash was stopped.

The following articles discuss management of oral mucositis:

http://www.supportiveoncology.net/journal/articles/0502s113.pdf

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/114078093/PDFSTART

If you have any other articles or information, please share below in the comments or email me at: chrisral@cancerboard.ab.ca

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Pharmacy History

"The earliest known compilation of medicinal substances was ARIANA the Sushruta Samhita, an Indian Ayurvedic treatise attributed to Sushruta in the 6th century BC. However, the earliest text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD.
Many Sumerian (late 6th millennium BC - early 2nd millennium BC) cuneiform clay tablets record prescriptions for medicine.[3]

Ancient Egyptian pharmacological knowledge was recorded in various papyri such as the Ebers Papyrus of 1550 BC, and the Edwin Smith Papyrus of the 16th century BC.

The earliest known Chinese manual on materia medica is the Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic), dating back to the 1st century AD. It was compiled during the Han dynasty and was attributed to the mythical Shennong. Earlier literature included lists of prescriptions for specific ailments, exemplified by a manuscript "Recipes for 52 Ailments", found in the Mawangdui tomb, sealed in 168 BC. Further details on Chinese pharmacy can be found in the Pharmacy in China article."

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy#History_of_pharmacy

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