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Chronic pain: Quality prescribing - A guide for improvement 2026-2029
Benefits and limitations of treatment with medication
Benefits and limitations of treatment with medication
Chronic pain: Quality prescribing - A guide for improvement 2026-2029
Scottish Government Effective Prescribing & Therapeutics Division
Introduction
Important benefits and risks of treatment
Paracetamol
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Opioids
Antidepressants
Anticonvulsants
Other analgesics
How medications should be stopped
Safety - specific medication safety issues to highlight
Specific areas/situations where medication may need to be introduced or increased
Polypharmacy in chronic pain
Specific situations to consider
Practitioner experience
Unlicensed, and off-label use, medicines (when a medicine is used for a condition outside its Marketing Authorisation)
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Chronic pain: Quality prescribing - A guide for improvement 2026-2029
