Pain medicines with special reference to tramadol

Pain represents a significant medical and social problem because it affects daily functioning, as well as psychological, emotional and social well-being, causing significant economic and health problems. Pain control is one of the main goals of modern medicine, and the drugs used for this purpose are called analgesics. There is no one-size-fits-all medicine for every type of pain. That is why an individual approach to each patient is of key importance for the treatment and prevention of the recurrence of the disease. The aim is to demonstrate that the use of tramadol in relieving and reducing pain, with clearly defined indications, strictly controlled administration, precisely determined dosage and limited duration of use, can be an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of moderate and moderately severe pain when first-line medications are insufficiently effective or contraindicated. "The medicine is both medicine and poison at the same time!" When it is used according to the indications and instructions, it exerts its positive effect, and in the second case, when the indications, therapeutic doses, time intervals and length of therapy are not followed, it then exerts its negative effect. Healthcare professionals are required to assess the risk of addiction before starting therapy.