Keshavarz M. Synergistic Effects of Citalopram and Morphine in the Renal Colic Pain Relief; a Randomized Clinical Trial. Emergency

Introduction: Although the synergistic effects of opioids and other analgesic drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been established in relieving acute pain due to renal calculi, no studies today have evaluated the concomitant administration of opiates and other drugs with analgesic effects, such as seroto-nin re-uptake inhibitors. Considering the high prevalence of renal colic, the present study was carried out to com-pare the effect of concomitant prescription of morphine and a placebo with that of morphine and citalopram o