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Breakthrough pain Report

Breakthrough pain is pain that comes on suddenly for short periods of time and is not alleviated by the patients' normal pain suppression management.


What we've learned from patients who report Breakthrough pain

Symptom severities

Severe
 44
Moderate
 45
Mild
 16
None
 4

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Breakthrough pain

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Breakthrough pain
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Tramadol 52   Tramadol: 50%
Oxycodone 50   Oxycodone: 48%
Percocet 10/325 37   Percocet 10/325: 35%
Percocet 5/325 27   Percocet 5/325: 26%
Norco 24   Norco: 23%
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen 21   Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: 20%
Darvocet-N 100 18   Darvocet-N 100: 17%
Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR) 13   Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR): 12%
Dilaudid 10   Dilaudid: 10%
Tylenol with Codeine #3 10   Tylenol with Codeine #3: 10%
Oxycodone IR 9   Oxycodone IR: 9%
Lortab 7.5/500 7   Lortab 7.5/500: 7%
Lortab 10/500 7   Lortab 10/500: 7%
Vicodin 6   Vicodin: 6%
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen 6   Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: 6%
Roxicodone 5   Roxicodone: 5%
OxyIR 5   OxyIR: 5%
Vicodin ES 4   Vicodin ES: 4%
Opana 4   Opana: 4%
Percocet 7.5/500 3   Percocet 7.5/500: 3%
Actiq 3   Actiq: 3%
Tylenol Caplet Extra Strength 3   Tylenol Caplet Extra Strength: 3%
Codeine 3   Codeine: 3%
Motrin IB 2   Motrin IB: 2%
Morphine Sulfate 2   Morphine Sulfate: 2%
Lortab 2   Lortab: 2%
Percocet 2   Percocet: 2%
Hydrocodone 2   Hydrocodone: 2%
Oxycodone ER 2   Oxycodone ER: 2%
Percocet 2.5/325 2   Percocet 2.5/325: 2%

Report created on May 26, 2012.