title: Pain control: some aspects of day-to-day management.
abstract: A practical framework for the management of pain control in palliative care of patients with advanced malignancies, using analgesics and co-analgesics is described. The analgesic ladder is used as a model for the logical progression of options for the day-to-day application of analgesics. Strong opioids and their side-effects are discussed. Indications for the most frequently applied co-analgesics are given, including the more commonly required psychotropic agents.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013727:Terminal Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics