There have been many recent advances in the pharmacology of pain, both in terms of mechanisms of transmission and events underlying the production of analgesia. This volume provides an up-to-date overview of the field and will be of use to everyone interested in the basic science of pain and its applications. The chapters, all by international experts in the field, range from the peripheral events through to central mechanisms, with emphasis on the transmitters and receptors implicated in transmission and control. The book covers acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain states and each chapter links the basic aspects with the therapeutic applications, both in terms of drug development and clinical approaches.