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Pain Management in Patients with Cancer: Focus on Opioid Analgesics

✍ Scribed by Wojciech Leppert

Book ID: 107550012
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 223 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-011-0201-7

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✦ Synopsis

Cancer pain is generally treated with pharmacological measures, relying on using opioids alone or in combination with adjuvant analgesics. Weak opioids are used for mild-to-moderate pain as monotherapy or in a combination with nonopioids. For patients with moderate-to-severe pain, strong opioids are recommended as initial therapy rather than beginning treatment with weak opioids. Adjunctive therapy plays an important role in the treatment of cancer pain not fully responsive to opioids administered alone (ie, neuropathic, bone, and visceral colicky pain). Supportive drugs should be used wisely to prevent and treat opioids’ adverse effects. Understanding the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, interactions, and cautions with commonly used opioids can help determine appropriate opioid selection for individual cancer patients.

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