Nevenka Krcevski–Škvarc

TL;DR: Evidence from meta‐analyses suggests that pain remains poorly controlled for a large proportion of patients; barriers to good management include poor assessment of pain, inadequate support for patient self‐management and late or inadequate access to strong opioid analgesia in those with advanced disease.

TL;DR: In the absence of pan-European guidance on this issue, a position paper was commissioned by the European Pain Federation (EFIC) and the clinical practice recommendations were developed by eight scientific societies and one patient self-help organization under the coordination of EFIC.

TL;DR: The European Clinical Practice Recommendations as discussed by the authors, developed by eight scientific societies and one patient self-help organization under the coordination of EFIC, provide guidance for combination with other medications, the management of frequent (e.g. nausea, constipation) and rare side effects, for special clinical populations and for special situations.