title: [Subcutaneous drug administration in palliative care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Develop a guide that compiles all the information available in the literature for healthcare staff on the administration of drugs subcutaneously in palliative care patients of the Hospital Unit of home.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is designed a summary table of drugs likely to be administered subcutaneously in palliative care patients through the revision of the technical reports of the manufacturers and other literature published by scientific organizations, in addition to the literature search on Pubmed® and Micromedex®.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We have reviewed 65 drugs and a guide has been developed of recommendations depending on whether there is information of his administration by subcutaneous or, if on the contrary, its use is contraindicated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although mainly manufacturers laboratories do not have data, information collected in this guide will allow the management of the subcutaneous route of some of the most commonly used medications in palliative care.
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. matoses_car@gva.es.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Matoses Chirivella
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. franrolu@gmail.com.
authors: Francisco José
authors: FJ
authors: Rodríguez Lucena
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. walou74@yahoo.es.
authors: Gregorio
authors: G
authors: Sanz Tamargo
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. murcia_ana@gva.es.
authors: Ana Cristina
authors: AC
authors: Murcia López
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. maria.morante@uv.es.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Morante Hernández
authors: Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante. España.. navarro_and@gva.es.
authors: Andrés
authors: A
authors: Navarro Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*