Influence of prescription benefits on reported pain in cancer patients

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1148-1157

  Bryan, Margarette ^a   De La Rosa, Nila ^b   Hill, Ann Marie ^c   Amadio, William J ^d   Wieder, Robert ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New Jersey Racing Commission   (United States)

^d RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charity care; Long Acting opiates; Medicaid; Pain; Pain regimen; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PERCOCET;

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAID; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849100356     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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