Pain management and the role of pharmacy (video)

British Pain Society

Contemporary guidance, supported by available evidence, on clinical and other pain matters can be found on the British Pain Society website.

Cochrane review

Moore R, Wiffen P, Derry S et al. Non-prescription (OTC) oral analgesics for acute pain: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015;4(11):CD010794. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010794.pub2

Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthatists

Guidelines

Conducting quality consultations in pain medicine. 2018. Available at: https://fpm.ac.uk/sites/fpm/files/documents/2019-08/Conducting%20Quality%20Consultations%202018.pdf (accessed December 2020)

Resources

Opioids Aware. Available at: https://www.fpm.ac.uk/opioids-aware (accessed December 2020)

Learning

Health Education England e-Learning Pain Management programme. Available at: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/pain-management/ (accessed December 2020)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Clinical Knowledge Summaries

Analgesia — mild-to-moderate pain. 2020. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/analgesia-mild-to-moderate-pain#!scenarioRecommendation:1 (accessed December 2020)

Back pain — low (without radiculopathy). 2020. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/back-pain-low-without-radiculopathy#!scenario (accessed December 2020)

Dysmenorrhea — primary dysmenorrhea. 2018. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/dysmenorrhoea#!scenario (accessed December 2020)

NSAIDs — prescribing issues. 2019. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/nsaids-prescribing-issues#!scenarioRecommendation:5 (accessed December 2020)

Sprains and strains — management. 2020. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/sprains-strains/management/management/ (accessed December 2020)

Evidence summary

Acute use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19. 2020. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/es23/resources/covid19-rapid-evidence-summary-acute-use-of-nonsteroidal-antiinflammatory-drugs-nsaids-for-people-with-or-at-risk-of-covid19-pdf-1158174128581 (accessed December 2020)

Draft guidelines

Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management. 4 August 2020. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-NG10069/documents/draft-guideline (accessed December 2020)

Guidelines

CG150: Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management. 2015. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg150/chapter/Recommendations#management-2 (accessed December 2020)

NG59: Lower back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management. 2020. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59/chapter/Recommendations (accessed December 2020)