The use of high doses of OROS hydromorphone in an acute palliative care unit.
Summary of "The use of high doses of OROS hydromorphone in an acute palliative care unit."
Abstract Objectives: To characterize patients who received high doses of OROS hydromorphone (OROD-HY), a retrospective study of patients admitted in an acute pain relief and palliative care unit for a period of two years (from June 2009 to June 2011) was performed. Methods: Globally, 79 patients were prescribed OROS-HY during admission at mean maximum doses of 68?mg/day (?42). Twenty-two patients were switched from other opioids to OROS-HY and 16 patients were switched from OROS-HY to other opioids. Sixty-three patients were discharged home with a prescription of OROS-HY with doses of 53?mg/day (?44). Doses were significantly lower in older patients (p?
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Name: Current medical research and opinion
ISSN: 1473-4877
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22077957
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1185/03007995.2011.628982
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Tachyphylaxis
Rapidly decreasing response to a drug or physiologically active agent after administration of a few doses. In immunology, it is the rapid immunization against the effect of toxic doses of an extract or serum by previous injection of small doses. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.
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