Journal de pharmacie et de recherche pharmaceutique Libre accès

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Prescribing Pattern and Drugâ??Drug Interactions of Analgesics Prescribed For Pain Management in a Pakistani Tertiary Hospital

Khan SA

Pain remains one of the top five reasons for consultations in general practice, presenting either alone or as co morbidity [1]. Pain can be defined as “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage” [2,3]. Reports show that, more than 1.5 billion people undergo chronic pain, globally [4]. New data show that a 20% world's population suffers from moderate to severe chronic pain.