Prescribing Pattern of Analgesics in Colombia. Are there Differences between Capital Cities and Municipalities? A Cross-Sectional Study.

Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo Santiago Rubio-Londoño Luisa Fernanda Poveda-Martinez Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba

Published in: Drugs - real world outcomes (2022)

Differences were found in the prescription of analgesics between capital cities and municipalities. The use of opioids does not appear to be in line with the recommendations for clinical practice, and they were mainly prescribed for elderly males with chronic non-oncological pain and for residents of capital cities.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
chronic pain
pain management
postoperative pain
primary care
physical activity
neuropathic pain
rectal cancer
middle aged
risk factors
emergency department
spinal cord injury
adverse drug
spinal cord