High prevalence of severe pain is associated with low opioid availability in patients with advanced cancer: Combined database study and nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan

High prevalence of severe pain is associated with low opioid availability in patients with advanced cancer: Combined database study and nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan

Abstract Objectives Opioid availability for the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer is increasing globally. However, opioid availability remains extremely low in Japan. We investigated whether pain is appropriately controlled by low‐dose opioid prescriptions in patients with advanced ca...

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Main Authors: Maiko Hasegawa‐Moriyama, Yasuhide Morioka, Shinzo Hiroi, Noriyuki Naya, Yura Suzuki, Yuichi Koretaka, Erina Hara, Hiroaki Abe, Kanji Uchida, Masahiko Sumitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-09-01
Series:Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
Subjects:
cancer‐related pain
end‐stage cancer patients
opioid prescription
palliative care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12448
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