Pain, fever

Guidelines (3)

Initiating Treatment with Transdermal Opioids

7 August 2017

Guidance on dosing for fentanyl and buprenorphine patches.

WHO Pain Ladder for Cancer Pain Relief in Adults

18 December 2015

Summary of 3-step approach to analgesia in cancer patients.

Opioid Analgesics: Approximate Potency Equivalence with Oral Morphine

25 November 2015

Guide to potencies of opioid analgesics, for dose conversion.

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Pain, fever in the News

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Treating depression may aid opioid cessation

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Long-term opioid prescribing increasing despite questionable efficacy

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New analgesic combines an opiate with an NSAID

New analgesic combines an opiate with an NSAID

By Lisa Lytle, 17 January 2018

Skudexa is an oral analgesic containing a combination...

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