Prakt. lékáren. 2017; 13(4): 173-175 | DOI: 10.36290/lek.2017.025

Self-treatment of pain

Vilma Vranová
Ústav aplikované farmacie, Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno

In the treatment of pain, pharmacies are often the place of first contact between a patient and a healthcare professional. Given thegrowing trend of self-treatment, there is a growing risk of overdose, drug interactions, and adverse effects of pain management.This increases the importance of the pharmacist as an expert who must recommend proper analgesic doses and draw attentionto the risks of duplicate therapy. Advice on appropriate lifestyle measures or nonpharmacological methods, such as the use ofheat, can aid in successfully managing pain.

Keywords: self-treatment, acute pain, chronic pain, pharmacotherapy, lifestyle measures

Published: December 1, 2017  Show citation

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Vranová V. Self-treatment of pain. Farmacie pro praxi. 2017;13(4):173-175. doi: 10.36290/lek.2017.025.
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