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GPs have called for new pain treatments better suited to patient needs, according to new survey findings. These results are supported by a recent survey which identified the impact of side effects among patients suffering from pain. The results, released for the first time during the British Pain Society’s (BPS) Annual Scientific Meeting today, found that nine out of ten GPs believe there is a need for an opioid treatment which addresses gastro-intestinal (GI) related side-effects.

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