Drugs & aging
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Pain is undertreated in older populations. At the same time, increased use of opioids is of concern in the Western world. ⋯ Pain remains undertreated in the community-dwelling older population, although the use of regular prescribed analgesics increased between 1999 and 2019. The use of NSAIDs has decreased, while the use of paracetamol has increased. Daily opioid use has remained modest.