Ashish Shetty, Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Chunli Deng, Xiaojie Yang, Amy Boyd, Tacson Fernandez, Peter Phiri, Arun Bhaskar, Jian Qing Shi
It is estimated 1.5 billion of the global population suffer from chronic pain with prevalence increasing with demographics including age. It is suggested long-term exposure to chronic could cause further health challenges reducing people's quality of life. Therefore, it is imperative to use effective treatment options. We explored the current pharmaceutical treatments available for chronic pain management to better understand drug efficacy and pain reduction. A systematic methodology was developed and published in PROSPERO (CRD42021235384)...
January 18, 2024: Scientific Reports