The treatment of cancerpain with analgesic drugs.
The use of analgesic drugs is only one part of a multidisciplinary approach which offers also other possible palliative procedures for pain therapy. Pain complaints are placed against the background of terminal illness. The use of analgesic drugs and their combinations is discussed, with a short reference to their mechanism of action. The way of adminstration may have some impact on the efficacy of the analgesic regimen. Side effects and concomitant medication are reviewed.
D000662:Amphetamines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000662:Amphetamines; D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D000932:Antiemetics