...Maria-Goretti Ane Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of tramadol in pain management and the impact of regulatory measures on supply and medical access in Ghana and other African countries. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted an exploratory design and qualitative methods...

... access to essential medicines for pain management, encouraged illegal markets and fuelled law enforcement corruption in the form of police complicity in illegal tramadol trade. Research limitations/implications The findings reveal the frictions of drug control in Nigeria, wherein enforcement-based...