Pain Management: Expanding the Pharmacological Options

Covering the most recent developments in this field, the author offers an alternative solution to pain treatment when conventional treatments fail.

This pioneering book proposes evidence-based alternatives to current options in pain management, using well-grounded rationales for each given treatment.

Conventional pharmaceutical approaches to pain management are not always successful. Using only those medications that have an official indication for a certain condition reduces substantially the chance of the patient gaining pain relief and may expose them to intolerable side effects. However evidence now exists on the use of other drugs, produced for non-pain conditions, and how they can substantially increase the chances of pain relief.

This book is an ideal reference for the specialist and non-specialist prescriber alike and for practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines. It provides the evidence required and treatment algorithms for readers to use the drugs appropriately and to explore the field if they wish.

• Pharmacological Alternatives for Pain Management
• Evidence-based approach
• Treatment algorithms

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

McCleane, Gary J.

ISBN:

978-1-40-517823-5

Specialty:

• Pain Management

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

200

Publication Year:

2008

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

84