Pharmacology of pain.

S Coaccioli, D Fornasari

Journal: Reumatismo 2015;66(1):14-7

PMID: 24938191

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Abstract

This article discusses the mechanisms of action of the main drugs used to treat pain, in particular inflammatory pain. The drugs are described following a classification based on the steps of pain processing that they primarily affect.

Address: Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan. [email protected].

DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2014.759

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MeSH Terms: Analgesics, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Brain, Central Nervous System Sensitization, Chronic Pain, Drug Tolerance, Humans, NAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated, Neural Conduction, Nociceptors, Pain Management, Pain Perception, Posterior Horn Cells, Prostaglandins, Receptors, Opioid, TRPV Cation Channels