Practice of Pain Management by Indian Healthcare Practitioners: Results of a Paper Based Questionnaire Survey

Table 2

Choice of analgesics for pain management by GPs.

Mild pain		Moderate pain		Severe pain
Paracetamol	77%	Tramadol + paracetamol	77%	Nonspecific NSAID	64%
Paracetamol + NSAID with supportive therapy	75%	NSAID + paracetamol	61%	Strong opioid injection followed by oral opioid	53%
Topical NSAID	70%	NSAID + muscle relaxants	58%	Cox 2 selective NSAID	43%
Skeletal muscle relaxant	70%	Paracetamol + Diclofenac	56%	Strong opioid injection followed by oral NSAID	46%
NSAID + paracetamol	68%	Topical NSAID with oral NSAID	54%	Strong opioid injection followed by oral NSAID + paracetamol	43%
Pain modulators	68%	Cox 2 selective NSAID	49%	Smooth muscle relaxants	43%
Cox 2 selective NSAID	59%	Nonspecific NSAID	49%	Strong opioid injection followed by oral mild opioid + paracetamol	42%
Smooth muscle relaxants	59%	Paracetamol + muscle relaxants	47%	Mild opioid + diclofenac	41%
Nonspecific NSAIDs	58%	Mild opioid + paracetamol	40%
		Mild opioid + diclofenac	40%