The use of analgesics and risk of self-medication in an urban population sample: cross-sectional study

Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey

“…Our study reported that acetaminophen was the drug most consumed with higher use in the rainforest and lower in the Andes when compared to the coast of Peru. Acetaminophen has also been reported to be a drug that is preferentially self-medicated in Ethiopia ( Shafie et al, 2018 ) and Brazil ( Barros et al, 2019 ) for chronic pain. It has been reported that acetaminophen is widely used by health science major students in Nigeria as a pain reliever ( Esan et al, 2018 ).…”

Use of methadone as an alternative to morphine for chronic pain management: a noninferiority retrospective observational study

“…Chronic pain was more prevalent in women (72.3%) in a population-based study, compared with 62.7% in this study. 2 The patients who received methadone presented a higher mean age than those who received morphine (P 5 0.0002). This may be attributed to the characteristics of experienced pain, particularly neuropathic pain.…”

“…Chronic pain was more prevalent in women (72.3%) in a population-based study, compared with 62.7% in this study. 2 …”

Revisão sistemática sobre os riscos da utilização de fármacos de livre acesso (mips) para o alívio imediato da dor / Systematic review on the risks of using free access drugs (mips) for immediate pain relief

“…Segundo Barros, et al, (2019), o tratamento analgésico vigente mais frequente independentemente do fato de ser ou não de origem em prescrição, é composto pelos AINES, dipirona e paracetamol, logo seguido dos relaxantes musculares, afirma ainda que essa prática seja bastante comum e estimulada por alguns governos, pois reduz a sobrecarga dos sistemas de saúde, porém não isentam os riscos.…”