Palliative/end of life care

Guidelines (5)

Initiating Treatment with Transdermal Opioids

4 February 2020

Guidance on dosing for fentanyl and buprenorphine patches.

Syringe Driver Drug Compatibility

1 June 2016

Compatibility of drugs mixed in a syringe driver.

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.

Prescribing of Strong Opioids for Pain in Palliative Care of Adults (NICE Guideline)

25 July 2012

Summary of NICE guidance on prescribing opioid analgesics.

Tables (1)

Co-Analgesics for Use in Cancer Pain

1 February 2016

Agents and doses for different types of cancer pain.

Palliative/end of life care in the News

Doctors identify 50 'unnecessary' medical interventions

Doctors identify 50 'unnecessary' medical interventions

By Sandhiya Sodha, 25 June 2018

A list of 50 tests, treatments and procedures 'of questionable...

Once-daily modified-release oxycodone launched

By Isabella Laws, 2 May 2017
MIMS palliative care resources updated

MIMS palliative care resources updated

By Tulsi Pindolia, 1 June 2016

The quick-reference MIMS summaries of palliative care...

MIMS Clinics

Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.