Praktické lekárnictvo 2/2015
The Oxford League Table of Analgesic Efficacy and Acute Pain Therapy from the Pharmacist’s Point of View
Analgesics are one of the mostly used types of medications. The Oxford League Table of Analgesic Efficacy is commented in the following article as a useful tool for choice of suitable analgesic regarding its efficiency, safety and correct dosage. There are commented the therapeutic indications, contraindications and adverse effects of individual analgesic types regarding the possibility of their usage in patients’ self-treatment.
Keywords: analgesics, the Oxford league table of analgesic efficacy, over-the-counter drugs.