Common painkillers should not be used for chronic pain, study suggests
According to a new study, aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, common painkillers we are used to taking for mild fever or aches and pains, may cause more harm than good in the treatment of chronic pain. In a draft guideline published on Monday, Aug. 3, the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) announced that there is "little or no evidence" of the efficacy of commonly used medicines against primary chronic pain, which is defined as pain that lasts or reappears for longer than three months and is caused by physical incapacity or emotional distress. According to the announcement, analgesics don't diminish pain, improve quality of life or minimiz… Keep on reading: Common painkillers should not be used for chronic pain, study suggests
Common painkillers should not be used for chronic pain, study suggests
According to a new study, aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, common painkillers we are used to taking for mild fever or aches and pains, may cause more harm than good in the treatment of chronic pain. In a draft guideline published on Monday, Aug. 3, the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) announced that there is "little or no evidence" of the efficacy of commonly used medicines against primary chronic pain, which is defined as pain that lasts or reappears for longer than three months and is caused by physical incapacity or emotional distress. According to the announcement, analgesics don't diminish pain, improve quality of life or minimiz… Keep on reading: Common painkillers should not be used for chronic pain, study suggests