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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 19.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacotherapy. 2022 Feb 21;42(4):298–310. doi: 10.1002/phar.2669

TABLE 2.

Concomitant pain medication use per patient

Patient # Concomitant long-acting opioid medications Concomitant breakthrough/as-needed opioid medications Concomitant nonopioid pain medications Use of breakthrough medication during study visits
1 Morphine extended-release 30 mg every 8 h Morphine immediate release 7.5 mg every 6 h Pregabalin 50 mg every 8 h Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
2 Methadone 10 mg every 8 h Morphine immediate release 20 mg every 6 h Gabapentin 300 mg every 8 h Took morphine on visit 3 (30 mg intranasal ketamine), at 235 min (5 min prior to discharge), which was the usual interval
3 Fentanyl patch 50 mcg/h Oxycodone 10 mg every 6 h Duloxetine 60 mg per day, gabapentin 300 mg every 8 h, cyclobenzaprine every 8 h as needed Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
4 Oxycodone extended-release 80 mg every 12 h Oxycodone 20 mg every 6 h Gabapentin 400 mg every 8 h, turmeric 500 mg every 12 h Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
5 Oxycodone extended-release 20 mg every 12 h Oxycodone 20 mg every 6 h Venlafaxine extended-release 75 mg per day, turmeric 500 mg every 12 h Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
6 Fentanyl 125 mcg/h Hydromorphone 8–12 mg every 4 h Pregabalin 50 mg every 8 h, duloxetine 60 mg per day, 5% lidocaine patch Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
7 Oxycodone extended-release 60 mg every 12 h Oxycodone 30 mg every 4 h Pregabalin 300 mg every 12 h, celebrex 200 mg every day, acetaminophen 1000 mg every 8 h as needed Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits
8 Oxycodone extended-release 30 mg every 12 h Oxycodone 10 mg every 4 h Acetaminophen 325 every 6 h when necessary, voltaren gel, Duloxetine 60 mg daily, lidocaine cream Took oxycodone at visit 1 (10-mg intranasal ketamine) at longer than usual interval, but at 41 min after study drug administration. Also, took oxycodone at visit 3 (30 mg intranasal ketamine), at longer than usual interval, 232 min after study drug administration
9 Fentanyl 75 mcg/h Hydromorphone 4 mg every 4 h Pregabalin 75 mg every 12 h, venlafaxine 150 mg every day, tizanidine 4 mg every 12 h as needed, naproxen 500 mg every 12 h as needed Took hydromorphone on visit 1 (10-mg intranasal ketamine) at longer than usual interval but at 15 min after study medication
10 Methadone 10 mg every 8 h Hydromorphone 4mg every 4 h Escitalopram 20 mg every day Did not need to take breakthrough pain medications during any of the study visits

Notes: All patients who took as needed pain medications during visit 1 (10 mg intranasal ketamine) had ≤20% pain relief with the study medication during that visit. All patients who took as needed pain medications during visit 3 (30 mg intranasal ketamine) took it towards the end of the study visit, at much longer than their usual as-needed medication times. None of the patients needed to take breakthrough medication during the study visit with the 50 mg intranasal ketamine dosage.