Factors Affecting Opioid Treatment in Cancer Patients

Pain is prevalent in cancer patients, appearing to be moderate to severe in more than one third of them. Despite the fact that fentanyl is widely used with effective analgesic results, some patients do not correspond to treatment, resulting in opioid change. This is a cohort study, performed in Gree...

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Published in:Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences 2018-01, Vol.21 (1), p.256-267
Main Authors: Symeonidi, Matina, Panagiotou, Irene, Tsilika, Eleni, Roumeliotou, Anna, Galanos, Antonis, Mystakidou, Kyriaki
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Language:English
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Summary:Pain is prevalent in cancer patients, appearing to be moderate to severe in more than one third of them. Despite the fact that fentanyl is widely used with effective analgesic results, some patients do not correspond to treatment, resulting in opioid change. This is a cohort study, performed in Greek patients with cancer. Its scope was to identify potential reasons responsible for opioid change, due to transdermal-fentanyl intolerance, resulting from inadequate analgesia (pain relief
ISSN:1482-1826
1482-1826
DOI:10.18433/JPPS29396