Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America
Pain is highly prevalent among the adult Latin American population. However, many patients with moderate to severe pain do not have access to effective pain management with opioids due to limited access to healthcare, overuse of nonopioid analgesics, regulatory barriers and lack of appropriate infor...
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ir-10336-227392022-05-02T12:37:20Z Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America García C.A. Santos Garcia J.B. Rosario Berenguel Cook M.D. Colimon F. Flores Cantisani J.A. Guerrero C. Rocío Guillén Núnez M.D. Hernández Castro J.J. Kraychete D.C. Lara-Solares A. Lech O. Rico Pazos M.A. Gallegos M.S. Marcondes L.P. Narcotic analgesic agent Analgesia Chronic pain Female Health care delivery Human Male Pain measurement South and central america Chronic pain Female Health services accessibility Humans Latin america Male Pain management Pain measurement Analgesics Barriers Latin american Opio-ignorance Opioids Opiophobia Pain Undertreatment opioid Analgesics Pain is highly prevalent among the adult Latin American population. However, many patients with moderate to severe pain do not have access to effective pain management with opioids due to limited access to healthcare, overuse of nonopioid analgesics, regulatory barriers and lack of appropriate information about opioids. There is scarce training on use of opioids among physicians and other healthcare providers, which leads to misconceptions, mainly related to a fear of prescribing opioids. Although opioids are safe and effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain, the use of opioids in Latin American nations is clearly below standards compared with developed countries. 2018 2020-05-25T23:57:46Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 17581877 17581869 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22739 https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2017-0043 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf instname:Universidad del Rosario |
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Narcotic analgesic agent Analgesia Chronic pain Female Health care delivery Human Male Pain measurement South and central america Chronic pain Female Health services accessibility Humans Latin america Male Pain management Pain measurement Analgesics Barriers Latin american Opio-ignorance Opioids Opiophobia Pain Undertreatment opioid Analgesics |
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Narcotic analgesic agent Analgesia Chronic pain Female Health care delivery Human Male Pain measurement South and central america Chronic pain Female Health services accessibility Humans Latin america Male Pain management Pain measurement Analgesics Barriers Latin american Opio-ignorance Opioids Opiophobia Pain Undertreatment opioid Analgesics García C.A. Santos Garcia J.B. Rosario Berenguel Cook M.D. Colimon F. Flores Cantisani J.A. Guerrero C. Rocío Guillén Núnez M.D. Hernández Castro J.J. Kraychete D.C. Lara-Solares A. Lech O. Rico Pazos M.A. Gallegos M.S. Marcondes L.P. Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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Pain is highly prevalent among the adult Latin American population. However, many patients with moderate to severe pain do not have access to effective pain management with opioids due to limited access to healthcare, overuse of nonopioid analgesics, regulatory barriers and lack of appropriate information about opioids. There is scarce training on use of opioids among physicians and other healthcare providers, which leads to misconceptions, mainly related to a fear of prescribing opioids. Although opioids are safe and effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain, the use of opioids in Latin American nations is clearly below standards compared with developed countries. |
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García C.A. Santos Garcia J.B. Rosario Berenguel Cook M.D. Colimon F. Flores Cantisani J.A. Guerrero C. Rocío Guillén Núnez M.D. Hernández Castro J.J. Kraychete D.C. Lara-Solares A. Lech O. Rico Pazos M.A. Gallegos M.S. Marcondes L.P. |
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García C.A. Santos Garcia J.B. Rosario Berenguel Cook M.D. Colimon F. Flores Cantisani J.A. Guerrero C. Rocío Guillén Núnez M.D. Hernández Castro J.J. Kraychete D.C. Lara-Solares A. Lech O. Rico Pazos M.A. Gallegos M.S. Marcondes L.P. |
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Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America |
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