News related to Pain management

1. Strong opioid pain medicine 'under prescribed'
   

   23rd May 2012 - Patients are not always getting the pain relief they need because of concerns over addiction. Each year around 300,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK and it's thought another 900,000 have heart failure. Others live with chronic illnesses such as kidney or respiratory cond

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2. Warning over wrong strength Wockhardt co-codamol
   

   23rd March 2012 – The medicines regulator has issued a warning over some packs the painkiller co-codamol manufactured by Wockhardt UK Ltd which have been found to contain a higher strength version of the product. People who take the Wockhardt co-codamol 8mg/500mg painkiller are being asked by the MH

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3. Even small overdoses of paracetamol quickly add up to serious harm
   

   Paracetamol is one of the most widely used treatments for fevers and pain from conditions including headaches, back problems, toothaches, period pain, and flu. It has been around for more than 50 years and is safe when used at correct doses, even in pregnancy. However, it can be dangerous when peopl

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4. Nurofen Plus going back on sale following safety recall
   

   29th September 2011 - The over-the-counter painkiller Nurofen Plus is going back on sale. Nurofen Plus contains codeine and ibuprofen and is only sold in pharmacies. Last month, all packets of Nurofen Plus were recalled by the manufacturer after a small number of packs were found to contain the wron

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5. Popular pain killers linked to heart attack risk
   

   28th September 2011 - Taking the popular painkiller diclofenac has been found to significantly raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke a study has found. Diclofenac is an anti-inflammatory medication belonging to a category known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Between December

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6. Which painkillers work best?
   

   There are dozens of medicines designed to relieve pain. Some are for long-term pain (for example, for people with arthritis), while others are used for so-called acute pain, when someone is in pain because of a short-term injury (such as a cut or a muscle sprain). But how do we know which ones work

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7. Sunburn pain secrets uncovered
   

   7th July 2011 – Nearly half of people in the UK say they get sun burnt last year, but have you ever stopped to think why it hurts so much? Researchers from King's College, London have found a new clue that may help explain why sunburn is painful. They also say they're excited about where these findi

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8. Swearing relieves pain – but don't overdo the curses
   

   4th May 2011 - People who frequently use swear words may be denying themselves the pain-relieving effect of using expletives when they hurt themselves, say psychologists. Dr Richard Stephens of Keele University, who first became interested in the subject when he hit his finger with a hammer during D

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9. Almost half of people with pain ‘failed by NHS’
   

   11th January 2011 - Almost half of people living with chronic pain in the UK are being failed by the treatments on offer to them, according to a major report. It found that the UK comes bottom of the list of 15 European countries in terms of the negative impact that chronic pain has on people’s live

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10. Touch of a hand eases pain
    

    24th September 2010 - Parents who tell their children to ‘rub it better’ after they have a fall may be passing on some scientifically valuable advice. New research says grabbing hold of the affected area brings relief from acute pain by altering the way that the brain perceives the person’s body. Th

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