Painkillers 'should not be prescribed for chronic pain'

Painkillers 'should not be prescribed for chronic pain' There is 'little or no evidence' the commonly used drugs work, according to England's health regulators, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). The Daily Mail 

See also:

• Chronic pain: assessment and management (guideline in development) NICE
• 'Patchy' access to chronic pain management therapies must be addressed if new NICE guidelines are to make a difference Royal College of General Practitioners
• GPs should not prescribe opioids, NSAIDs or paracetamol for chronic pain, says NICE GPonline