<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Caffeine is a widely consumed substance, as its main intake reasons are its memory and concentration enhancing properties. Beside these well-known effects, there has been put forward a hypothesis that caffeine consumption along with antinociceptive medication can potentiate the analgesic effect of this class of drugs. Our aim was to point out the importance of this particular potentiator effect by selecting and analysing all papers on this topic written in English from the Medline database, published until the present moment. We observed that caffeine can represent a significant aid for certain patients in matters of pain management, by both reducing the pain killer doses and by increasing life quality.</p></abstract>

Caffeine is a widely consumed substance, as its main intake reasons are its memory and concentration enhancing properties. Beside these well-known effects, there has been put forward a hypothesis that caffeine consumption along with antinociceptive medication can potentiate the analgesic effect of this class of drugs. Our aim was to point out the importance of this particular potentiator effect by selecting and analysing all papers on this topic written in English from the Medline database, published until the present moment. We observed that caffeine can represent a significant aid for certain patients in matters of pain management, by both reducing the pain killer doses and by increasing life quality.

Effect of Caffeine on Pain Management

Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Transplant and Cardiovascular Disease Institute

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Caffeine is a widely consumed substance, as its main intake reasons are its memory and concentration enhancing properties. Beside these well-known effects,...

Effect of Caffeine on Pain Management

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 127 - 131

Received: Apr 16, 2020

Accepted: Sep 22, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2020-0030

Keywords
caffeine, pain management, analgesia

© 2020 Paul Grama et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Effect of Caffeine on Pain Management

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 127 - 131

Received: Apr 16, 2020

Accepted: Sep 22, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2020-0030

Keywordscaffeine, pain management, analgesia

© 2020 Paul Grama et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
caffeine, pain management, analgesia