Research Article
Practice of Pain Management by Indian Healthcare Practitioners: Results of a Paper Based Questionnaire Survey
Table 3
Choice of analgesics for pain management by CPs.
| Mild pain | Moderate pain | Severe pain |
| Paracetamol | 78.57% | Nonspecific NSAIDs | 37.50% | Nonspecific NSAIDs | 57.14% | Paracetamol/NSAIDs with supportive therapy | 66.07% | Cox2 selective NSAIDs | 44.64% | Cox2 selective NSAIDs | 42.86% | Nonspecific NSAIDs | 53.57% | NSAIDs + paracetamol | 71.43% | Strong opioids inj. followed by oral opioid | 50% | NSAIDs − paracetamol combination | 53.57% | Topical NSAID with oral NSAIDs | 46.43% | Strong opioids inj. followed by oral NSAIDs | 53.57% | Topical NSAID | 58.93% | Tramadol + paracetamol | 87.50% | Strong opioids inj. followed by NSAIDs − paracetamol | 39.29% | Cox-2 selective NSAIDs | 58.93% | Paracetamol + diclofenac | 35.71% | Inj. followed by oral mild opioid paracetamol combination | 48.21% | Skeletal muscle relaxant | 75% | Mild opioid + paracetamol | 35.71% | Mild opioid + diclofenac | 32.14% | Smooth muscle relaxant | 41.07% | Mild opioid + diclofenac | 25% | NSAID − muscle relaxant | 30.36% | Pain modulators | 76.79% | NSAID − muscle relaxant | 48.21% | | | | | Paracetamol + muscle relaxant | 28.57% | | |
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