title: Palliative medicine: old dogs and new tricks.
abstract: In palliative medicine, many older drugs can be used for off-label indications, either to augment the action of approved drugs or to substitute for approved drugs that fail to provide relief.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, USA. davism@ccf.org
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy