Renal colic
Acute flank pain episode caused by ureteral obstruction by a stone. One of the most painful conditions in medicine. NSAIDs are first-line analgesics.
ICD-10 N231 drug
Also known as: Urolithiasis, Kidney stones, Nephrolithiasis
Drugs used for this condition
How to read tiers A–F
Evidence tiers belong to the drug-indication pair, not to the drug as a whole: the same substance can be A for one condition and F for another.
- AStrong evidence – first or second line in international guidelines
- BRecommended in selected cases
- CStudy data contradict each other
- DBenefit not proven, no documented harm
- FDocumented harm, or risk without benefit