title: Access to opioids: a global pain management crisis.
abstract: The lack of availability of opioids in many countries has created a pain management crisis. Because the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs requires governments to report annual opioid statistics, there is a need for methods to calculate individual nations' opioid needs. Ways to address this need are discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of Panama in Panama City, Panamá.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buitrago
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D020380:Needs Assessment; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid