Analgesics with fast onset, short action advised for geriatric episodic pain relief -- society.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
EPISODIC PAIN RELIEF FROM ANALGESICS WITH FAST ONSET, SHORT ACTION ADVISED by the American Geriatric Society in guide-lines for "The Management of Chronic Pain in Older Persons," published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. "Fast-onset, short-acting analgesic drugs should be used for episodic (i.e., chronic recurrent or noncontinuous) pain," the guidelines state. Development of the guidelines was funded through a grant from Tylenol (acetaminophen) marketer McNeil Consumer Products.
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