Therapeutic areas

Chronic Pain

The condition and its impact

Chronic pain persists or recurs for longer than three months. It is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care and a major cause of disability and reduced quality of life across Europe. It can also affect sleep, mobility and emotional wellbeing, and often requires long-term management.

How it is currently managed

Management depends on the type and cause of the pain. It commonly combines non-pharmacological approaches, including physiotherapy, psychological therapies and activity management, with medication where appropriate. Depending on the diagnosis, these may include non-opioid analgesics, anti-inflammatory medicines, certain antidepressants or anticonvulsants used for pain and, in carefully selected circumstances, opioid analgesics under close medical supervision.

How Altanova approaches this area

Treatment for chronic pain is adjusted and reviewed over time rather than completed in a single course. That makes the reliability of any medicine used as important as its appropriate selection: consistent product quality from batch to batch and a supply patients can depend on month after month.

Altanova supports this through patient access via appropriately licensed pharmacies and structured follow-up designed to promote continuity of care over time.