Symptom management in palliative care: optimizing drug treatment.
This article provides an approach to symptom management and highlights how good prescribing is one of the essential skills required for the provision of optimal holistic palliative care.
Wilcock
Andrew
A
University of Nottingham.
Twycross
Robert
R
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011364:Professional Practice; D011787:Quality of Health Care