Pain management means more than just selling drugs / Grünenthal's sponsorship of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) underlines the company's co

Aachen, Germany (PROTEXT) - Grünenthal is a pharmaceuticalcompany based in Aachen, Germany, with subsidiaries in Europe andmany other countries of the world. The main fields ofinternational sales' activities are anti-infectives andanalgesics. Grünenthal's analgesic portfolio comprises mainlyopioids, such as the centrally acting analgesics tramadol andmorphine as well as an innovative buprenorphine formulation in amatrix patch, the buprenorphine TDS (http://www.buprenorphine-patch.com). As a manufacturer of key analgesics essental in thepalliative care setting, Grünenthal supports palliative carestructures across Europe and in many other countries of theworld. Consequently, Grünenthal has committed itself to improvingthe situation of terminal pain patients by supporting theemerging hospice movement in Germany and Europe, making donationsto selected initiatives in palliative care and being present atinternational palliative care congresses with scientificsymposia. Now, a further piece has been added to the company'scommitment in palliative care by supporting the work of the EAPCwith a major EAPC sponsorship running for two years(http://www.eapcnet.org/home.html). The European Association forPalliative Care - EAPC - is a non-profit organisation devoted toimprove the knowledge and awareness of health professionalsdedicated to palliative and consequently patient care in thisvital sector of medicine. The organisation is affiliated withother palliative care associations in various countries, thuscommunicating with some 22000 healthcare professionals acrossEurope. Bi-annual congresses are organised which promulgate newexperiences and information to palliative medicine professionals. Grünental's sponsorship will not only cover a considerableamount of money in each of the two years but also the activeparticipation of Grünenthal's European subsidiaries in palliativecare initiatives in their own countries. The French Grünenthalsubsidiairies have already started negotiations with the FrenchChapter of Palliative Care Association (SFAP) with the aim tobecome their main sponsor.

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