Prescribing strong opioids for pain in adult palliative care: Summary of NICE guidance

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7858, 2012, Pages

  Bennett, Michael I ^a   Graham, John ^b   Schmidt Hansen, Mia ^b   Prettyjohns, Matthew ^b   Arnold, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b National Collaborating Centre for Cancer   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE DRUG RELEASE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; ADULT; ARTICLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861514538     PISSN: 17561833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2806     Document Type: Short Survey

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