title: Analgesia issues in palliative care: bone pain, controlled release opioids, managing opioid-induced constipation and nifedipine as an analgesic.
abstract: Some recent literature relevant to analgesia in palliative care is reviewed. Reports on clinical use of bisphosphonates for bone pain in cancer, controlled release opioids, selection of laxatives for opioid-induced constipation and the calcium channel blocker nifedipine as an analgesic are described.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Pain Management Center, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. fine@aros.net
authors.forename: Perry G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002400:Cathartics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003248:Constipation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002400:Cathartics; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D009543:Nifedipine