Drugs & aging

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Drugs & aging · Apr 2015

Pain characteristics and analgesic treatment in an aged adult population: a 4-week retrospective analysis of advanced cancer patients followed at home.

Studies of cancer pain management in older people are lacking and more information is needed. ⋯ Careful opioid titration may achieve adequate analgesia in older patients by using lower doses of opioids, with a lower rate of opioid switching. The prevalence of BTP was only shown to be lower in the oldest group (O3).

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