Recent advances in the pharmacological treatment of chronic pain: a systematic review
Diana Fonseca-Rodrigues,
Armando Almeida,
Filipa Pinto-Ribeiro
Abstract:Chronic pain is one of the most important public health concerns, greatly impacting the patients' quality of life and with high societal and economical costs. Despite advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and the establishment of several strategies to decrease pain severity in patients, there continues to be a substantial proportion of patients who are refractory to the currently available treatments. Recently, novel pharmacological strategies have been developed for the treatment/ management of chr… Show more
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