Table 3. Frequency of analgesic drug prescribed and route of administration.

Analgesic (route)	Centre where patient presented		Total (%)
	A&E UHWI n (%)	SCU clinic n (%)
Morphine	13 (20)**	68 (68)*	81 (49)
Pethidine (parenteral)	56 (87)	0 (0)¥	56 (13)
Codeine (PO)	0 (0)	48 (48)	48 (29)
Diclofenac Na (IM)	41 (64)	87 (87)	128 (78)
Paracetamol (PO)	60 (93)	50 (50)	110 (67)

^**parenteral,

^*oral,

^¥not available

A&E UHWI = Accident and Emergency Department, University Hospital of the West Indies, SCU = Sickle Cell Unit, PO = parenteral opioid, IM = intramuscular