• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Jul 2003

    Case Reports

    Medication-focused approach to total pain: poor symptom control, polypharmacy, and adverse reactions.

    • Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri, Emilio Herrera Molina, and Doreen Oneschuk.
    • Palliative Medicine Consultant, Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2003 Jul 1; 20 (4): 307-10.

    AbstractNeuropathic pain, known to have poor opioid response, can be difficult to control. Although several classes of adjuvant medications are believed to be of benefit in managing neuropathic pain, they have potential side effects that occasionally outweigh their benefits. The psychospiritual suffering of patients with advanced cancer may heighten the distress associated with physical symptoms. If undiagnosed, this may lead to increases in dose and the number of medications administered in the hope of better symptom control. This case report describes the successful interdisciplinary management of an advanced cancer patient whose multiple drug therapy had added to rather than alleviated his distress by causing more side effects than symptom relief.

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