CG140: Palliative care for adults: strong opioids for pain relief

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Palliative care for adults: strong opioids for pain relief Clinical guideline Reference number: CG140 Published: 23 May 2012 Last updated: 03 August 2016 Download guidance (PDF) Recommendations People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care . Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how we use words to show the strength (or certainty) of our recommendations, and has in

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immediate-release morphine for breakthrough pain. 1.1.5 For patients with no renal or hepatic comorbidities, offer a typical total daily starting dose schedule of 20 mg to 30 mg of oral morphine (for example, 10 mg to 15 mg oral sustained-release morphine twice daily), plus 5 mg oral immediate-relea...

he lowest acquisition cost for patients in whom oral opioids are not suitable and analgesic requirements are unstable, supported by specialist advice where needed. First-line treatment for breakthrough pain in patients who can take oral opioids 1.1.14 Offer oral immediate-release morphine for the fi...

ransient. Warn patients that impaired concentration may affect their ability to drive (see the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals ) and undertake other manual tasks. 1.1.25 In patients with either persistent or moderate-to-severe centr...

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