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Pain: treatment during pregnancy

3 April 2025A summary of pharmacological options commonly used to treat pain in primary care.

Developing opioid safety across a system

26 March 2025Strategies and signposting to support safer use of opioids for chronic, non-cancer pain.

Treating opioid dependence during breastfeeding

1 August 2023Methadone is the preferred choice of treatment for opioid dependence during breastfeeding. Recommendations apply to full term and healthy infants only.

Using strong opioid analgesics during breastfeeding

26 May 2023Morphine is the strong opioid analgesic of choice for treating pain in breastfeeding. Recommendations apply to full term and healthy infants only.

Example medicines to prescribe by brand name in primary care

27 March 2022Prescribe certain medicines by brand to ensure supply of the same product. Examples are grouped by therapeutic area. The list of products is not exhaustive.