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HIV 5
sudha2015 - 02-16-11 10:07
Your HIV patient presents to you with moderate to severe neuropathic pain in their feet secondary to HIV-associated neuropathy. Oral pain medications are not alleviating the pain. You decide to treat this patient with a capsaicin patch (8% w/w). Based on two pivotal phase III studies how long would you apply the patch for optimal pain relief?
A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 90 minutes
sudha2015 - 02-16-11 10:07
Your HIV patient presents to you with moderate to severe neuropathic pain in their feet secondary to HIV-associated neuropathy. Oral pain medications are not alleviating the pain. You decide to treat this patient with a capsaicin patch (8% w/w). Based on two pivotal phase III studies how long would you apply the patch for optimal pain relief?
A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 90 minutes
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Re: HIV 5 dinmenace - 06-16-11 10:39 d. 90min
In randomized, double-blind, multicentre trials in patients with HIV-associated neuropathy, capsaicin dermal patch reduced the mean NPRS scores from baseline significantly more than control in one study for the 30- and 90-minute, but not the 60-minute, application during weeks 2–12.
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