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Publisher: Peytchinski, Gospodin Iliev
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Issue: 2016, vol. 22, issue 2
Subject Area: Medicine
Pages: 1149-1153
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2016222.1149
Published online: 09 June 2016
J of IMAB 2016 Apr-Jun;22(2):1149-1153
PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED
Nikolay Yanev1 
, Mila Vlaskovska2.
1) University Hospital of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
The authors surveyed the clinical data and reviewed the literature on the pain management in elderly patients. The conclusion was made that chronic pain in older age is neglected and analgesia is often insufficient. Data for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of widely used analgesic drugs are summarized. The authors provide practical guidelines for pain management of elderly people in outpatients departments.
Key words: older age, pain management, analgesic drugs, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
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Yanev N, Vlaskovska M. PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED. J of IMAB. 2016 Apr-Jun;22(2):1149-1153. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2016222.1149.
Correspondence to: Nikolay Yanev, DMD, MD, PhD, University Hospital of Maxillo-Facial Surgery; 1, Georgy Sofiiski blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: nyanev@abv.bg
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Received: 29 March 2016
Published online: 09 June 2016