The need for better access to pain treatment: learning from drug consumption trends in the USA.

The need for better access to pain treatment: learning from drug consumption trends in the USA. Funct Neurol. 2017 Oct/Dec;22(4):229-230 Authors: Scuteri D, Piro B, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Vulnera M, Bagetta G Abstract The Authors of this letter look at consumption of opioids and a2- ligands, also known as "gabapentinoids", in Italy, and specifically in the Provincial Health District of Cosenza, as compared with USA trends of recent decades. Access to analgesic drugs since the introduction of Italian law 38/2010 is also evaluated and possible future measures for better management of chronic pain are proposed. PMID: 29306360 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Functional Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research