Palliative/end of life care

Guidelines (5)

Opioid Analgesics: Approximate Potency Equivalence with Oral Morphine

26 February 2021

Guide to potencies of opioid analgesics, for dose conversion.

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.

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

MST Continus granules to be discontinued

By Chloe Harman, 1 March 2021

All strengths of MST Continus (morphine) prolonged-release...

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