TY - JOUR
T1 - Undertreatment of pain and low use of opioids in Latin America
AU - García, César Amescua
AU - Santos Garcia, Joao Batista
AU - Rosario Berenguel Cook, María Del
AU - Colimon, Frantz
AU - Flores Cantisani, José Alberto
AU - Guerrero, Carlos
AU - Rocío Guillén Núnez, María Del
AU - Hernández Castro, John Jairo
AU - Kraychete, Durval Campos
AU - Lara-Solares, Argelia
AU - Lech, Osvandré
AU - Rico Pazos, María Antonieta
AU - Gallegos, Manuel Sempértegui
AU - Marcondes, Lizandra Pattaro
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Pain is highly prevalent among the adult Latin American population. However, many patients with moderate to severe pain do not have access to effective pain management with opioids due to limited access to healthcare, overuse of nonopioid analgesics, regulatory barriers and lack of appropriate information about opioids. There is scarce training on use of opioids among physicians and other healthcare providers, which leads to misconceptions, mainly related to a fear of prescribing opioids. Although opioids are safe and effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain, the use of opioids in Latin American nations is clearly below standards compared with developed countries.
AB - Pain is highly prevalent among the adult Latin American population. However, many patients with moderate to severe pain do not have access to effective pain management with opioids due to limited access to healthcare, overuse of nonopioid analgesics, regulatory barriers and lack of appropriate information about opioids. There is scarce training on use of opioids among physicians and other healthcare providers, which leads to misconceptions, mainly related to a fear of prescribing opioids. Although opioids are safe and effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain, the use of opioids in Latin American nations is clearly below standards compared with developed countries.
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U2 - 10.2217/pmt-2017-0043
DO - 10.2217/pmt-2017-0043
M3 - Research Article
C2 - 29774774
AN - SCOPUS:85055607459
SN - 0896-9132
VL - 8
SP - 181
EP - 196
JO - Pain Management
JF - Pain Management
IS - 3
ER -