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Current approaches to analgesia

Chronic pain is difficult to treat and for many patients, pain control is sub-optimal.

The Pain in Europe Survey³, found that:

• 19% of adult Europeans suffer moderate to severe chronic pain.
• 40% of patients received inadequate pain management (of 4,830 patients interviewed).

However, opioids can provide significant pain relief and may be effective in managing a broad range of severe chronic pain, caused for example by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or crushed vertebrae.