title: Use of the Brompton mixture in treating the chronic pain of malignant disease.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010640:Phenothiazines; D012996:Solutions; D000431:Ethanol; D009020:Morphine; D003042:Cocaine