Advantages and problems with non-opioids in pain management : Vancouver, Canada, August 19, 1996 ; [associated symposium held on August 19, 1996, during the 8th World Congress on Pain

Front Matter....Pages 1-5 Introduction....Pages 7-7 Dipyrone in pain management....Pages 9-10 Treatment of post-operative pain without opioids?....Pages 11-12 Non-opioids in cancer pain management....Pages 13-15 Comparative safety of non-opioids....Pages 17-19 Concluding remarks....Pages 20-20 This text is made up of the highlights of a symposium on the use of dipyrone and other non-opioid analgesics in the treatment of pain, and emphasizes that dipyrone and other non-opioid drugs are effective and well-tolerated therapies for both chronic and acute pain.