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== What is Pain == | == What is Pain == | ||
A definition of pain, according to the subcommittee on taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of Pain and adapted in 1979, is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. It is usually subjective<ref>Merskey, H., 1991. The definition of pain. ''European psychiatry''.</ref>. | A definition of pain, according to the subcommittee on taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of Pain and adapted in 1979, is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. It is usually subjective<ref>Merskey, H., 1991. The definition of pain. ''European psychiatry''.</ref>. | ||
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== What Are Pain Medications == | == What Are Pain Medications == | ||
A pain medication is defined broadly as any medication that is indicated | A pain medication is defined broadly as any medication that is indicated relieves pain. Many different pain medicines exist and each one has pros and cons. Certain pains respond better to some medicines than others. People also have a slightly different response to a pain reliever.<ref>Medline Plus. [https://medlineplus.gov/painrelievers.html Pain relievers.] Available from: https://medlineplus.gov/painrelievers.html (last accessed 7.4.2019)</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Pharmacology]] | [[Category:Pharmacology]] | ||
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What is Pain[edit | edit source]
A definition of pain, according to the subcommittee on taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of Pain and adapted in 1979, is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. It is usually subjective[1].
What Are Pain Medications[edit | edit source]
A pain medication is defined broadly as any medication that is indicated relieves pain. Many different pain medicines exist and each one has pros and cons. Certain pains respond better to some medicines than others. People also have a slightly different response to a pain reliever.[2]
- ↑ Merskey, H., 1991. The definition of pain. European psychiatry.
- ↑ Medline Plus. Pain relievers. Available from: https://medlineplus.gov/painrelievers.html (last accessed 7.4.2019)
