The Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Pain: From Guidelines to Daily Clinical Practice

In agreement with the International Association for the Study of Pain, chronic pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. To date, there are several types of pain: nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic. In the present narrative review, we evaluated the characteristics of the drugs used for each type of pain, according to guidelines, and their effects in people with comorbidity to reduce the development of severe adverse events.

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According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, chronic pain refers to an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience linked with actual or potential tissue damage. There are different types of pain, including nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic pain. This narrative review examines the characteristics of drugs used for each type of pain, following guidelines, and their effects on individuals with comorbidities to minimize severe adverse events.