Compounded Topical Pain Creams to Treat Localized Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Conclusion: Compounded pain creams were not better than placebo creams, and their higher costs compared with approved compounds should curtail routine use.
Primary Funding Source: Centers for Rehabilitation Sciences Research, Defense Health Agency, U.S. Department of Defense.
PMID: 30716769 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pain Physician - February 5, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Brutcher RE, Kurihara C, Bicket MC, Moussavian-Yousefi P, Reece DE, Solomon LM, Griffith SR, Jamison DE, Cohen SP Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research