Prescription of aspirin in recent acute painful disorders: results of a survey among French general practitioners

• Published in: Therapie Vol. 62; no. 6; p. 477
• Main Authors: Bannwarth, Bernard, Allaert, François-André, Dubreuil, Christian, Allain, Hervé, Azerad, Jean, Becq, Jean-Philippe, Trèves, Richard, Valade, Dominique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.11.2007
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Drug Utilization; Family Practice; Female; France - epidemiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain - drug therapy; Pain - epidemiology; Pain Measurement; Prospective Studies; France

To analyse recent acute painful conditions for which general practitioners (GPs) would prescribe aspirin. Prospective observational study investigating GPs' prescription of aspirin to adult patients with acute pain of < or =5 days of duration. Pain intensity was graded on a 100 mm visual ana...