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  • Title: Effect of i.v. indoprofen on cancer pain and serum prolactin and growth hormone levels--a controlled pharmacologic study vs i. m. morphine and placebo.
    Author: Pellegrini A, Massidda B, Pellegrini P, Defraia E, Usai A, Parrinello L, Bruni G, Rigamonti G, Sacchetti G.
    Journal: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol; 1983 Sep; 21(9):483-6. PubMed ID: 6354944.
    Abstract:
    Single doses of indoprofen (400 mg, i.v.), morphine hydrochloride (10 mg, i.m.), and placebo were given to 12 women with moderate to severe tumor pain, mainly due to bone involvement, according to a Latin square design. Analgesic response, along with serum prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) levels, were measured after each treatment under double-blind conditions. Indoprofen and morphine were not significantly different as regards pain relief, but both were significantly more effective than placebo. Unlike morphine, however, indoprofen did not raise PRL. GH levels did not change following any treatment. In a second study indoprofen (400 mg, i.v., three times daily for 7 days) did not modify the PRL response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone nor serum GH levels. On the basis of the above findings it is suggested that indoprofen may be a safe alternative to opiates for relief of moderate to severe pain in women with breast tumors suspected of being prolactin-dependent.
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