Patterns of storage, use, and disposal of opioids among cancer outpatients

Oncologist

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 780-785

  Reddy, Akhila ^a   de la Cruz, Maxine ^a   Rodriguez, Edenmae ^a   Thames, Jessica ^a   Wu, Jimin ^a   Chisholm, Gary ^a   Liu, Diane ^a   Frisbee Hume, Usan ^a   Yennurajalingam, Sriram ^a   Hui, David ^a   Cantu, Hilda ^a   Marin, Alejandra ^a   Gayle, Vicki ^a   Shinn, Nancy ^a   Xu, Angela ^a   Williams, Janet ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Drug storage; Medical waste disposal; Opioid analgesics; Palliative care; Prescription drug diversion

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PATIENT; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE USE; SURVIVAL RATE; WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENT; STANDARDS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903603584     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0071     Document Type: Article

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