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International consensus on sleep problems in pediatric palliative care: Paving the way

Objective Sleep problems constitute a common and heterogeneous complaint in pediatric palliative care (PPC), where they often contribute to disease morbidity and cause additional distress to children and adolescents and their families already facing…

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Barriers and Adherence to Pain Management in Advanced Cancer Patients

AIM: To assess patients' barriers to pain management and analgesic medication adherence in advanced cancer patients METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study in advanced cancer patients receiving chronic opioid therapy. Age, gender, cancer…

Tags: 2020, 2021 Special Edition - Oncology, adherence to medication, Adile C, Barriers, cancer pain, Casuccio A, Ferrera P, Mercadante S, Opioids, Pain Practice, Palliative Care, Penco I, Tirelli W

Methadone response in advanced cancer patients with pain followed at home

Concerns about the safety of therapy with methadone, which may arise because of its pharmacokinetic characteristics and inappropriate dosing, may deter clinicians from using this drug, especially in elderly patients. Experience is accumulating that…

Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations

An expert working group of the European Association for Palliative Care has revised and updated its guidelines on the use of morphine in the management of cancer pain. The revised recommendations presented here give guidance on the use of morphine…

Patient-controlled analgesia with oral methadone in cancer pain: preliminary report

BACKGROUND: Methadone is a very useful drug in cancer pain because of its low cost, lack of active metabolites, high oral availability, and the rapid onset of its analgesic effect. It seems to be well tolerated in patients with difficult pain…

Switching from morphine to methadone to improve analgesia and tolerability in cancer patients: a prospective study

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical benefits of switching from morphine to oral methadone in patients who experience poor analgesia or adverse effects from morphine. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-two consecutive cancer patients receiving oral morphine…

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