Legal Aspects of Pain Management for Patients with Chronic Pain Syndrome

Abuzarova G. R.
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Head, Palliative Care Center¹; Professor, Chair for Oncology and Palliative Medicine²

Fedorov A. A.
Expert³

Volchkov D. A.
Lawyer⁴

1 - P. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute (MORI), Moscow, Russian Federation
2 - Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
3 - Russian Union of Patients Public Societies, Moscow, Russian Federation
4 - IMPID LLC, Moscow, Russian Federation

Volchkov Dmitrii, e-mail: info@irmfi.org

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

In this article, an interdisciplinary group of authors examines the legal and clinical aspects of pain management in cancer patients belonging to clinical groups II–III. Special attention is given to the use of effective chronic pain syndrome therapy with opioid analgesics, as opposed to prescribing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. At the same time, the regulatory barriers to prescribing effective pain therapy are explored, which stem from the lack of clinical guidelines for treating chronic pain syndrome in patients of clinical groups II–III.

chronic pain syndrome, palliative care, opioid analgesics, legal regulation, regulatory barriers

10.29234/2308-9113-2024-13-1-47-57

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