Managing Chronic Pain in the Elderly: An Overview of the Recent Therapeutic Advancements

A majority of the elderly suffer from chronic pain that significantly alters their daily activities and imposes an enormous burden on health care. Multiple comorbidities and the risk of polypharmacy in the elderly make it a challenge to determine the appropriate drug, dosage, and maintenance of ther...

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Autores principales: Ali, Asad, Arif, Abdul Wahab, Bhan, Chandur, Kumar, Deepak, Malik, Muhammad Bilal, Sayyed, Zohaib, Akhtar, Khawaja Hassan, Ahmad, Malik Qistas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30443463
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3293
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Sumario:A majority of the elderly suffer from chronic pain that significantly alters their daily activities and imposes an enormous burden on health care. Multiple comorbidities and the risk of polypharmacy in the elderly make it a challenge to determine the appropriate drug, dosage, and maintenance of therapy. Opioids are the most commonly used agents for this purpose in the elderly. The aim of this article is to discuss both the current well-established therapies used for managing chronic pain in the elderly and also the emerging newer therapies.

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