Phenylbutazone in treatment of acute lumbago-sciatica.

In a double-bind investigation of the effect phenylbutazone (initially injected + Butazolidin Alka p.o.) was compared with that of placebo in 36 patients with acute lumbago-sciatica without root involvement in the form of paresis. The investigation showed that the effect of phenylbutazone was significantly better than that of placebo. The side-effects of the drug were mild.