[A study of the efficacy and safety of lornoxicam in patients with acute sciatica].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of lornoxicam and xefocam used as the reference drug in patients with acute nonspecific pain in lower back caused by acute sciatica.


MATERIAL AND METHODS
A simple blind clinical study was conducted with 108 patients (men and women, aged 20-55 years) with complaints of pain in the lower back and an established diagnosis of vertebrogenic radiculopathy L4, L5, S1. Patients were randomized into 2 treatment groups by randomization method of envelopes in the ratio of 1:1 (54 patients per group). The first group received lornoxicam in a dose of 16 mg/day for 2 days, the second group was treated with xefocam (the lyophilisate for preparation of solution for intravenous and intramuscular injection) according to a similar scheme.


RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
The results demonstrate the comparable efficacy of lornoxicam and the reference drug. The analysis of the safety profile reveals no significant differences between treatment groups.