Palliative medicine: old dogs and new tricks.
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.
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Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, USA. davism@ccf.org
D004348:Drug Labeling; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy