Effective therapy needs good prescribing and well-informed prescribers and patients. Our study highlights wide differences in analgesic consumption even among similar European countries. The basis of these differences and their potential clinical impact require further investigation.
Patients with immobilization, congestive heart failure, immunosuppressive therapy, or psychiatric diseases run a high risk of death and require intensive medical care.
Despite recent increases, the consumption of opioid analgesics in the Slovak republic remains low. We have tried to present an overall picture of prescription of opioid analgesics in Slovakia and to focus attention on this topic.
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