Prescribing Patterns of Pain Medications in Unspecific Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Retrospective Analysis

Prescribing Patterns of Pain Medications in Unspecific Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Retrospective Analysis

Acute low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Since there is evidence of excessive prescriptions of analgesics, i.e., opioids, the aim of this study was to describe the use of pain medications in patients with LBP in the Swiss primary care setting. A retrospective, obser...

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Main Authors: Stefania Di Gangi, Giuseppe Pichierri, Stefan Zechmann, Thomas Rosemann, Andreas Plate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
low back pain
pain medication
NSAID
opioid
primary care
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1366

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