Guidelines - Pain

Quick-reference summaries of key national treatment guidance for painful conditions including cancer pain and migraine.

 MIMS summaries

At-a-glance summaries of authoritative evidence-based clinical guidelines for types of pain commonly encountered in primary care, prepared by the MIMS editorial team. 

WHO Pain Ladder for Cancer Pain Relief in Adults

27 June 2023, 5:05pm

Summary of 3-step approach to analgesia in cancer patients.

Opioid Analgesics: Approximate Potency Equivalence with Oral Morphine

26 February 2021, 11:45am

Guide to potencies of opioid analgesics, for dose conversion.

Initiating Treatment with Transdermal Opioids

4 February 2020, 9:16am

Guidance on dosing for fentanyl and buprenorphine patches.

Syringe Driver Drug Compatibility

1 June 2016, 7:27am

Compatibility of drugs mixed in a syringe driver.

Co-Analgesics for Use in Cancer Pain

1 February 2016, 10:38am

Agents and doses for different types of cancer pain.

NICE technology appraisals

Decisions by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on NHS access to treatments for pain.