These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations on pain treatment to improve the management of pain in children experiencing persistant pain.
This package consists of four publications:
•WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses.
•Three brochures with important information for physicians and nurses, pharmacists, policy-makers and medicines regulatory authorities, hospital managers and health insurance managers.
Additional tools including a dosing card and pain scales for children are also availaible.
For more information and for links to download the publications visit the International Children's Palliative Care Network website.
These guidelines replace the previous guidelines 'Cancer pain relief and palliative care in children' which exclusively covered cancer pain.
