The association between adolescent and parental use of non-prescription analgesics for headache and other somatic pain – A cross-sectional study

Conclusion Headache is the dominant medication-driving pain for non-prescription analgesics among adolescents but parental medication use of non-prescription analgesics also strongly influences adolescent use. Implications There is a need for health services to improve information to parents and adolescents about risks associated with use of analgesics and also to work on prophylactic strategies focusing on adolescents. Parents should be made aware that their medicine use strongly influences that of their children. Graphical abstract
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research