Anesthesia and pain management drugs used in Libyan hospitals and clinics

Abstract

Background: Pain management can pose multiple challenges in the acute care setting for hospitalists and front-line prescribers. The drugs used for the relief of pain in the surgical can divided into potent and mild analgesics. Objectives: Identifying the most important analgesics used in some Libyan hospitals and health centers. Method: This study is a documentary survey and a description of the reality of the use of some narcotic drugs in Libyan hospitals. It has been conducted in seven Libyan cities (zwarah, al-jmail, Sabratha, al-zawia, Tripoli, misratah and benghazi) during the period of (2. 10. 2022 to 10. 12. 2022). The participants have been divided into two main groups (Patients and specialists group) in a total number of 115 participants (Male and Females). Results: all the participants from the 1st group (Patients group) confirmed that they have taken one of the pain management drugs as one of the treatment plan prescribed by the physicians. The statistical analysis revealed that the most common drug of the pain management was paracetamol (58%) followed by Tramadul (30%) and finally Voltarine (12%). Discussion and conclusion: Pain and its treatment are major public health issues that we face as a society today. Patients with chronic pain present a special challenge. When they have pre-existing pain and undergo an operative procedure, it becomes important to differentiate pre-existing chronic pain from new acute postoperative pain.