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PHARMACY SELF CARE COLUMN
July 2004                                   Pharmacists' Advice
on Pain Relief  Pain is the body's signal that something is not
right but our response to pain, and our ability to put up with
it, is as variable as human nature itself. It depends on how bad
the pain is. It also depends on what we know about why the pain
is occurring, how long we think we will have to put up with it,
what medicines we know are available and what our past
experiences are with pain relief treatments.  Pain has many
causes, eg injury, illness, disease, hormonal changes, emotional
upset and stress. Finding out and understanding the cause of the
pain is the first step. If it is a one- off headache, or it is
period time, or the pain is from a physical injury such as
muscle strain, then treatment can be straight forward. “We have
available in the pharmacy