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Table 4 Analgesic combinations in 191 participants a

From: The clinical characteristics of older people with chronic multiple-site joint pains and their utilisation of therapeutic interventions: data from a prospective cohort study

Type of treatment

Number of patients (%)

Monotherapy

78 (41)

 Paracetamol

36 (19)

 NSAID

12 (6)

 Opioids

38 (20)

 Nutraceuticals

0 (0)

Combination therapy

113 (59)

Paracetamol

 with NSAID

31 (16)

 with opioids

30 (16)

 with nutraceuticals

4 (2)

 with NSAID and opioids

15 (8)

 with NSAID and nutraceuticals

3 (2)

 with opioids and nutraceuticals

3 (2)

NSAID

 with opioids

12 (6)

 with nutraceuticals

1 (1)

 with opioids and nutraceuticals

1 (1)

Opioids

 with nutraceuticals

2 (1)

Nutraceuticals

 with NSAID and opioids

1 (1)

 with all drugs

2 (1)

  1. NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  2. a 10 participants did not take any medication