Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Dec 2015
Corticosteroids as co-analgesics with opioids for cancer pain: a survey of Australian and New Zealand palliative care clinicians.
Corticosteroids are commonly used as co-analgesics with opioids for cancer pain; however limited quality data exist supporting their efficacy for this purpose. Further, little is known about individual prescribing practices. ⋯ It confirmed high rates of utilisation and found variability in starting doses and associated decision-making. Further research is required to determine the efficacy and safety of corticosteroids as co-analgesics in cancer pain management.