More than 100 million people are living with one or the other form of Chronic Pain in the USA, says the Institute of Medicine. The available treatments to tackle cancer, as well as non-cancer pain, include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, opioids, or combinations of opioids and non-narcotic analgesics, corticosteroids, antirheumatics/immunological agents, and anticonvulsants.
However, opioids are the benchmark treatment for Chronic pain. The present Chronic market offers majorly opioid-based therapies, thus, most of the patients rely on high doses of long-acting opioids that are prescribed for a long-term basis, which is a reason ...
