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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2025
Distributed Opioids in Morphine Equivalent: A Global Measure of Availability for Palliative Care.
Estimates of serious health-related suffering (SHS) demonstrate immense unmet need for palliative care, predominately in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Because opioids are essential medicines in palliative care (PC), measuring their availability can be used to evaluate the capacity of health systems to meet need. ⋯ DOME and DOME%SHSNEED can be used to monitor health system progress to redress disparities and promote access to medically indicated opioid therapy in palliative care.