Assessment of analgesic usage among the patients in Bingham University Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: Analgesics are the most commonly used drugs not only to relief of pain and fever but also for their anti-inflammatory effect. Inappropriate use of these drugs had led to increased risk of unwanted effects such as adverse drug reactions. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the attitudes of patients to analgesic usage in a tertiary hospital in Northern part of Nigeria. Method: Male and female patients attending the outpatient clinic were assessed using a structured questionnaire on the pattern of analgesic usage. Results: Out of the 97participants, 71.1% were female. About forty seven percent (47.1%) of the respondents reported to have used analgesic to treat headache. Acetaminophen was the most used analgesic among the (75.5%) respondents. Majority of the patients (79.1%) were on self-medication. Half of the respondents administered acetaminophen three times a day. Some of the respondent (47.4%) who were traders, drivers, tailors, hairdressers, and construction workers used acetaminophen for three days. Conclusion: There is need for continue analgesic education programme for the patients. This will go a long way to reduce unnecessary analgesic usage and the possible side effects.

Pattern of wounds in Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos

“…The type and intensity of wound pain a patient experiences is influenced by many physical factors such as cause/site of the wound and since pain relief involves the treatment of the cause of pain as well as treatment of the pain itself as well as assessment of patient individually (Oladeinde et al, 2013); this therefore explains the significant association between the analgesic prescriptions and the gender of the patient (Builders and Bassi, 2017).…”

Approaches to Pain Management: A Review

“…The prescription of analgesic is governed by the severity of pain, the individual needs and the circumstances of the patient [3]. Pain killers (Analgesics) currently represent the mainstay of pain management, with an array of drugs available, aspirin, acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), mixed agonist and antagonists and narcotic analgesics [4].…”

“…This management aims to treat the affective, cognitive, behavioral and socio-cultural dimensions of the pain. Non-pharmacological methods can be used to control some types of pain and they are invasive methods and non-invasive methods [4].…”

The potency of plant antimalarial

“…At a chronic use, paracetamol saturates the hepatic pathway normally involved in its metabolism, hence it is being metabolized by an alternative pathway to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine(NABQI), a toxic metabolite, which is deactivated by glutathione. Excess NABQI causes necrosis of the liver and renal tubules since glutathione may be easily depleted [14,15]. Aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) has analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties which many analgesics do not have.…”

“…Aspirin is used for pains related to headache, myalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever, neuralgia, dysmenorrhea and arthralgia. The adverse effects are gastrointestinal effects, blood dysfunction, auditory and vestibular disturbances and skin reactions [14,15]. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) possess analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities.…”