Trends in the consumption of opioids for the treatment of severe pain in Europe, 1990 ‐2016

ConclusionsConsumption of opioid analgesics sharply increased in most of European countries since the early ‐mid 1990's. This notwithstanding, in the mid 2010's there was still a more than 10‐fold difference between the highest consumption in Western/Northern countries and the lowest one in Southern/Eastern countries.SignificanceThis study provides the most updated and comprehensive analysis of time trends and geographic variations in opioid consumption use across European countries over the last three decades.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: European Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research