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The best medicines for chronic low back pain: What does scientific evidence tell us?
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The best medicines for chronic low back pain: What does scientific evidence tell us?
Wednesday 11 December 2019, 01:00 AM

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with effects on wellbeing and daily functioning
PHARMACOTHERAPY
This article, the second in a new column provided by prescribing pharmacists, discusses the complexities of treating chronic low back pain with pharmacological approaches
Key points, After non-pharmacological therapy, NSAIDs are recommended as first-line pharmacological therapy for low back pain.
Although the evidence for amitri
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