title: [Cancer pain management using opioid together with NSAIDs at Sakai Kinki University Hospital].
abstract: The basic cancer pain management at our hospitalis based on WHO Cancer Pain Treatment Method-Opioid together with NSAIDs. We investigated 48 patients who were administered an opioid as management of cancer pain for three (3) months from May to July in 2008. Consequently, we found that 20 out of the 48 patients (41.7%) used an opioid together with NSAIDs. Meanwhile, we also investigated constipation and digestive impediment as side effects caused from opioid and NSAIDs, respectively. Of the 20 patients, 12 patients (60%) used laxative for constipation, and 18 patients (90%) used a digestive ulcer treatment drug for digestive impediment. Ten (20.8%) of the 48 patients used all 4 drugs-opioid, NSAIDs, laxative and digestive ulcer treatment drugs. As a result, we decided to further examine cancer pain management at our hospital.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacy, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Masatomo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuka
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D003248:Constipation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal