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Pain Management (Specialty)

Resources related to managing pain.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Pain Management

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Chronic pain
National
NICE guideline [CG173]
National
NICE guideline [CG173]: Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings
National
NICE guideline [NG193]
National
SIGN 136 Management of chronic pain
National
The Initial Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain (Green-top Guideline No. 41)
National
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – United States
Local
Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report
Local
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
Local

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