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    Clinical trial: Fentanyl vs. oxycodone for chronic pain

    March 30, 2009
    This is a study to compare the effects of fentanyl buccal to immediate release oxycodone in alleviating breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients with chronic pain. This national study is currently recruiting adults who suffer from chronic pain due to such conditions as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, traumatic injury, complex regional pain syndrome, back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, chronic pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or cancer. Read more »
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    ...affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined.The National Institutes... Read more »

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    ...sunlight exposure. Because of the concern about skin cancer, this society may not be getting... Read more »

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    ...used to treat moderate-to-severe chronic pain (e.g., cancer pain). This medication acts on... Read more »

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