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Chronic pain more than ‘growing pains’ for kids

Kids in Pain Week 2026 was launched by Chronic Pain Australia with The State of Kids in Pain Panel Discussion, supported by Haleon and Children’s Panadol. The panel (L-R) was chaired by Dr Brett MacFarlane, Clinical Editor and Chief Pharmacist of the AJP, with expert contribution from Jennifer Collins, Head of Pain at Haleon, leading paediatric pain clinicians Assoc Prof Joshua Pate and Dr Abhilasha Sharma, and alongside lived experience stories from Lucy, a teen living with chronic pain, and her mother Elsa.
Pharmacists urged to make pain count as one in five Australian children live with chronic pain A new national report estimates that 877,000 Australian children and young people live with chronic pain, with many waiting years for a diagnosis and struggling to access appropriate care. A companion pharmacist guide outlines how community pharmacists can help

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