Use of the Brompton mixture in treating the chronic pain of malignant disease.
Physical, psychological, financial, interpersonal and spiritual factors all modify the appreciation of chronic pain. The Brompton mixture is a highly effective, flexible, safe and convenient means of controlling the chronic pain of malignant disease. The mixture is a solution containing morphine; the dose of narcotic can be varied with the need for analgesia. It is given regularly, usually every 4 hours, with a phenothiazine, the main aims of therapy being prevention of pain rather than treatment, an unclouded sensorium and a normal affect.
D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003042:Cocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009369:Neoplasms; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010640:Phenothiazines; D012996:Solutions
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010640:Phenothiazines; D012996:Solutions; D000431:Ethanol; D009020:Morphine; D003042:Cocaine