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An Estimated 250 M Suffer From Chronic Pain WW<br />
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Acute pain and chronic pain differ in <strong>the</strong>ir etiology, pathophysiology and<br />
treatment.<br />
• Acute pain is self-limiting and serves a protective biological function; however, we still want<br />
it minimized.<br />
• Chronic pain (both nociceptive/inflammatory and neuropathic), on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, is itself a<br />
disease process.<br />
Pfizer Analyst and Investor Meeting Oct. 28, 2008<br />
© Defined Health, 2009<br />
Pain Insight Briefing<br />
For several of <strong>the</strong>se chronic<br />
conditions, such as chronic low<br />
back pain (CLBP), fibromyalgia and<br />
neuropathic pain, prevalence<br />
estimates are likely to be significant<br />
undercalls, as treatment specific for<br />
<strong>the</strong>se pain types is ei<strong>the</strong>r nonexistent<br />
or nascent.<br />
= untapped market potential.
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