THE ROLE OF NONOPIOID ANALGETICS, NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS AND WEAK OPIOIDS IN THE TRETAMENT OF LOW-BACK PAIN
Authors:
Simeon Grazio, Tonko Vlak, Zoja Gnjidić
Summary
Low-back pain is a major health and social problem. The approach to patients with low-back pain is complex and multidisciplinary, and drugs take the important place. In this rewiev we discuss knowledge about the role of nonopioid analgetics, nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs and weak opioids in the treatament of low-back pain.
Sažetak
Križobolja je jedan od najvećih medicinskih i socijalnih problema današnjice. Pristup liječenju bolesnika s križoboljom je kompleksan i multidisciplinaran, a važno mjesto zauzimaju lijekovi. U ovom pregledu se raspravljaju spoznaje o ulozi neopioidnih analgetika, nesteroidnih antireumatika i slabih opioida u liječenju križobolje.
