Background Over the last 45 years the hospice movement has set the standard for caring for people who are approaching the end of life. The levels of services have been developing steadily and the quality of care has been of the highest standard. An unintentional consequence of the development of end of life services […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Latest additions PCF updated monographs The online Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) is being continually updated. The following monographs have been updated during November 2012 and supersede those in the publication of the 4th edition of the Palliative Care […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Drug updates Suboxone SL tablets replaced by SL film in US Sublingual (SL) combination tablets containing buprenorphine and naloxone (Suboxone®; Reckitt Benckiser, Warren, NJ, USA), are being replaced by a sublingual film in the US. The […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot topics EMA review of cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has finalised a review of recently published information on the cardiovascular safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The review confirms the findings […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Latest additions PDF version of PCF4+ now available! An e-book PDF version containing the latest content of the on-line Palliative Care Formulary as of September 2012 (designated PCF4+) is now available to purchase and download from […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Drug updates Hydromorphone ER 32mg launched in US A once daily modified-release hydromorphone 32mg tablet (Exalgo; Mallinckrodt, Hazelwood, MO) has been added to the existing product range of 8mg, 12mg and 16mg modified-release tablets for opioid-tolerant […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Safety updates FDA warn of skin injury with OTC rubefacients Rare cases of serious burns on the skin have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where over-the-counter (OTC) topical muscle and joint […]
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Cancer. 2012 Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study. Zafar SY, Malin JL, Grambow SC, Abbott DH, Kolimaga JT, Zullig LL, Weeks JC, Ayanian JZ, Kahn KL, Ganz PA, Catalano PJ, West DW, Provenzale D; for the Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium. This national […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot topics Liverpool Care Pathway consensus statement Over 20 organisations have signed a consensus statement in support of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient, including professional bodies, third sector organizations, disease specific charities and […]
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Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] Longitudinal Changes in Function, Symptom Burden, and Quality of Life in Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Koczywas M, Williams AC, Cristea M, Reckamp K, Grannis Jr FW, Tiep BL, Uman G, Ferrell B. This study evaluated the longitudinal changes (up to 1 year) in physical […]