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Abdominal pain is the most common symptom as well as the most serious complaint from patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). Management of AP is limited to supportive care and the treatment of complications when they develop. Pain management is one of the main clinical objectives in these patients and this does not hamper diagnosis or modify the course of the disease. However, the treatment of pain improves comfort and patient‐reported outcomes.

Analgesics for AP can be divided into three categories: nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioid analgesics, and local anesthetics. The choice of analgesics is currently not straightforward. There is very limited evidence and the overall quality of evidence is very low regarding the degree of efficacy of the various pharmacological substances used to treat pain in AP [1].