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Ongoing controversies in the pharmacological management of cancer pain
Author(s) -
Glare P.,
Aggarwal G.,
Clark K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.t01-9-.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , intensive care medicine , medical prescription , pain management , cancer , opioid , medline , alternative medicine , physical therapy , nursing , receptor , pathology , political science , law
: Pain management remains a problem in advanced cancer. Despite the ready availability of effective analgesia and good evidence to support the prescription of medications, concerns continue over the safety of this practice. The aim of the present paper was to review often‐raised questions when considering the use of opioids, especially in cancer pain, to ascertain the levels of evidence that already exist to support opioid‐ prescribing practice and to identify areas where further research is needed. (Intern Med J 2004; 34: 45–49)