What is it about?
Pain is very diffuse, and is based on many pathogenetic mechanisms. Its treatment is mainly pharmacological. Considering its multifactorial origin, a successful treatment is based on the use of analgesics efficacious via different mechanisms of action. The article reports on 2 classes of analgesics: COX inhibitors and opioids, and on their combination.
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Why is it important?
Considering the diffusion of pain, and its importance on the socio-economic aspects of life, any physician should know how to use analgesics in the most safe modality.
Perspectives
To provide simple indications on how to use the most diffuse analgesics in a safe way.
Professor Giustino Varrassi
Fondazione Paolo Procacci
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This page is a summary of: The Expanding Role of the COX Inhibitor/Opioid Receptor Agonist Combination in the Management of Pain, Drugs, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40265-020-01369-x.
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