Intramuscular tenoxicam to treat acute renal colic.
OBJECTIVE
To study the possible therapeutic effects on acute renal colic of a single 20 mg intramuscular dose of tenoxicam.


METHODS
The study comprised 30 patients (22 men and eight women, mean age 32 years, range 17-60) who presented with acute renal colic and were diagnosed by intravenous urography, a general urine examination and ultrasonography. Each patient was treated with 20 mg of tenoxicam given intramuscularly. The severity of pain was assessed on a verbal six-point scale.


RESULTS
Twenty-four patients markedly improved within 1 h of receiving tenoxicam (P < 0.001). No side-effects were reported and the drug was tolerated well by all the patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Tenoxicam can be used successfully to treat acute renal colic.
Al-Waili
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Private General Hospital, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010894:Piroxicam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010894:Piroxicam; C032801:tenoxicam