Morphine: yesterday's drug or yardstick for the future?
The correct use of opioids has had a major impact on the management of pain in patients with advanced disease, but pain is still badly managed by many doctors. Unfounded fears about the use of strong opioids, ignorance of the way in which opioids should be prescribed and an inability to recognize pain that is morphine resistant all contribute to this problem.
Marie Curie Centre, London.
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D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine