Pharmacology in Pain Management
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Tips for writing this page:
- Describe the principles of the pharmacology of medications used to treat pain: non-opioid medications, opioids, adjuvants and topical analgesics and local anaesthetics.
- Include limitations of the pharmacological management of chronic pain and barriers such as social and professional stigma/stereoypes associated with medication use and prescription
- The role of AHP and Physiotherapy prescribing
Non-opioid medications[edit | edit source]
Opioids[edit | edit source]
Adjuvants[edit | edit source]
Topical analgesics[edit | edit source]
Local anaesthetics[edit | edit source]
Limitations of the pharmacological management[edit | edit source]
It is important to understand the limitations of the pharmacological management of chronic pain, the importance of combining pharmacological approaches with non-pharmacological management of chronic pain and the use of such strategies alongside appropriate evidence-based active self management strategies.