The BMJ Analysis article ‘Expect analgesic failure; pursue analgesic success’, published 3 May 2013, discusses the effectiveness of analgesic drugs on people through examining rates of success and failure of drugs used in treating pain. The article’s authors, who include Professor Christopher Eccleston, Director of Bath Centre for Pain Research, suggest a radical rethink of achievable analgesic effects is required in order to help improve the management of pain. To read the article in full, simply click on the link: http://opus.bath.ac.uk/35635/
