[Treatment of chronic pain in advanced malignant disease by oral morphine (author's transl)].
One hundred and one patients with terminal cancer suffering severe pains reluctant to other treatment have received morphine by mouth, in a regular regimen. The doses range between 5 and 60 mg every 4 hours. 71 p. cent of our patients have their pain alleviated without any side effect impeding the treatment.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D009020:Morphine
Les douleurs rebelles. Traitement par la morphine per os.