Editorial
doi: 10.1136/bmj.p170.
Rethinking use of medicines for chronic pain
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p170
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Editorial
Rethinking use of medicines for chronic pain
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Conflict of interest statement
The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: CS was clinical lead for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on “Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain” (NG193)2 and topic advisor for the NICE guideline on “Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults” (NG215). CW lives with pain and was a lay member for NICE guideline NG193 and co-opted lay member for NICE guideline NG215.
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