2013•BMJOpen access

Expect analgesic failure; pursue analgesic success

Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Christopher Eccleston, Eija Anneli Kalso

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Most analgesic drugs work well but in only a small percentage of people. Andrew Moore and colleagues argue that we need to move away from a focus on average response and seek out what works for each patient

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Most analgesic drugs work well but in only a small percentage of people. Andrew Moore and colleagues argue that we need to move away from a focus on average response and seek out what works for each patient

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Most analgesic drugs work well but in only a small percentage of people. Andrew Moore and colleagues argue that we need to move away from a focus on average response and seek out what works for each patient

Key concepts: Analgesic, Analgesic agents, Focus (optics), Work (physics), Medicine, Psychology, Anesthesia, Engineering

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