| Literature DB >> 21656338 |
Sebastiano Mercadante1, Patrizia Ferrera, Claudio Adile.
Abstract
Several studies have shown that an oxycodone/naloxone combination (ratio 2:1) provides analgesia and less constipation in non-cancer patients receiving relatively low doses of this formulation. A case report of a cancer patient who was receiving increasing doses of oxycodone with an unexpected declining analgesia is presented. The substitution with the same doses (240 mg/day) of regular controlled-release oxycodone was effective in regaining adequate analgesia.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21656338 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1205-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Support Care Cancer ISSN: 0941-4355 Impact factor: 3.603