Attitudes Toward and Barriers to Acetaminophen Use in the Chronic Pain Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors

R Marcus C Foo
Chantal Hoff
Nitin K. Sekhri, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Garret Weber, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1080/15360288.2020.1734139

Journal Title

Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

First Page

107

Last Page

113

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2020

Department

Anesthesiology

Abstract

The use of acetaminophen is recommended in pain management, particularly acute pain management, to reduce opioid utilization and opioid related adverse drug events. Acetaminophen's role in chronic pain conditions is understudied. This cross-sectional study was performed in a pain management office to explore how chronic pain patients use acetaminophen. The final study sample included 100 patients. Current users of acetaminophen were most likely to report that a doctor had recommended acetaminophen to them (86.4%) compared to ever (66.7%) and never (55.6%) users (

Recommended Citation

Foo, R. M., Hoff, C., Sekhri, N. K., & Weber, G. (2020). Attitudes Toward and Barriers to Acetaminophen Use in the Chronic Pain Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 34 (3), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/15360288.2020.1734139