BACTERIAL KERATITIS Simple, uninfected cases of corneal ulceration can be treated with prophylactic antibiotics, mydriatics and systemic antiinflammatory agents. However, aggressive medical therapy is indicated in all cases of confirmed or suspected bacterial keratitis. This includes topical and systemic antimicrobial drugs, mydriatics and antiproteases, and sysemic non-steroidal antiinflammato...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a widely prescribed group of drugs, known to be responsible for many cases of gastroduodenal ulcers by inhibiting cyclo-oxygenase (1). The incidence of side effects while taking NSAID therapy is high, and has been reported to approach 70% in patients receiving long-term therapy. The most frequent complications are those involving the gastroduod...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We investigate the efficacy and safety of oral paracetamol compared with oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs or combination therapy in relieving pain after blunt limb injury in an emergency department (ED). METHODS This was a double-blind, randomized, controlled study in an ED of a university hospital in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Three hundred adult patients with ...