Efficacy and safety of lornoxicam in the treatment of acute and chronic pain | Ukrainian Medical Journal

The modern concept of successful treatment of patients with acute and chronic pain involves a rational approach to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) selection, which is based on the use of drugs with a pronounced analgesic effect and a good safety profile, which will allow to achieve the desired treatment effect. The purpose of this review was to analyze data from literary sources regarding the effectiveness and safety of using lornoxicam in patients with acute and chronic pain compared to other NSAIDs. The results of the data of literature analysis indicated that lornoxicam was an equivalent or more effective drug in renal colic and acute low back pain treatment, reducing the severity of pain in patients with rheumatic diseases and in postoperative period compared to other NSAIDs (diclofenac, rofecoxib, ibuprofen). In addition, the use of lornoxicam was accompanied by good tolerability among patients, which is associated with the pharmacological features of the drug. Therefore, lornoxicam is a modern high effective drug with a strong analgesic effect and a low risk of the development of gastrointestinal adverse events.

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