title: Topical analgesics for acute and chronic pain in adults.
abstract: This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To provide an overview of the analgesic efficacy and associated adverse events of topical analgesics (primarily NSAIDs, rubefacients, capsaicin, lidocaine, and opioids) for the treatment of acute and chronic pain in adults.
authors.affiliation: Pain Research and Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: R Andrew
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Pain Research and Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derry
authors.affiliation: Pain Research and Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: McQuay