Painkillers such as aspirin ‘do more harm than good’ for chronic primary pain

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Painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and opioids can do “more harm than good” and should not be prescribed to treat chronic primary pain, health officials have said. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said there was “little or no evidence” the commonly used drugs for chronic primary pain made any difference to people’s quality of life, pain or psychological distress. But the draft guidance, published on Monday, said there was evidence they can cause harm, including addiction. Chronic primary pain is a condition in itself that cannot be accounted for by another diagnosis or as a …read more

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