title: [Chronic use of analgesics].
abstract: Quantitative aspects of longterm analgesic intake are presented, based on a case-control-study on the relation between regular analgesic intake and endstage renal failure in the area of West Berlin (1984-86). Lifetime analgesic consumption of more than 1000 persons were investigated. A total of 285 longterm analgesic users (185 cases = 35.8%; 100 controls = 19.3%) were detected. An odd ratio of 2.44 (95% CI: 1.77-3.39) was computed. Regular analgesic intake was defined as an intake of at least 15 analgesic doses per month continuously over a period of at least 12 months. 90% of the regular users preferred mixed analgesics compounds, in most cases with the psychotropic additive caffeine.
authors.affiliation: Abt Innere Medizin III, Humboldt-Krankenhaus, Berlin.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bronder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klimpel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pommer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molzahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002110:Caffeine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012651:Self Medication; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002110:Caffeine
vernacular_title: Daten zum chronischen Schmerzmittelgebrauch.