FORMULATIONS OF HALOALKYLAMINES AND LOCAL ANAESTHETICS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RSD)

摘要

The present invention pertains to the field of pain management in medicine. Methods for treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy (including causalgia) are provided, in which a haloalkylamine alpha adrenergic blocking agent and a local anaesthetic are administered to the affected limb by intravenous regional block. Formulations which can be used in these methods are also provided. In a preferred embodiment, phenoxybenzamine and either lidocaine or procaine are administered to the affected limb using a Bier block procedure.