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- Sebastiano Mercadante and Eduardo Bruera.
- Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center & Palliative Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. terapiadeldolore@lamaddalenanet.it
- J Palliat Med. 2012 Mar 1; 15 (3): 347-51.
BackgroundThe aim of this review was to assess from the existing literature the effect of age on the outcome of opioid switching to methadone, and the possible influence on conversions ratios.DiscussionOlder patients represent a challenge for physicians, as a further factor may play a role in dosing methadone and possibly on successful switching. Although existing data are not conclusive because this aspect did not receive particular attention in most studies, at the present time age has not been found to be independently associated with the dose ratio. Further prospective studies in a large sample of patients, subgrouped for classes of age, opioid doses, and reasons to switch, should be designed to provide more information.
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