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Role of intranasal fentanyl in breakthrough pain management in cancer patients

Fentanyl is a strong opioid analgesic, which is commonly used in the form of a transdermal patch for the treatment of chronic cancer pain. An intranasal route of fentanyl administration is a novel treatment for breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP). The prevalence, assessment, and management of BTCP is ou...

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Autor principal: Leppert, Wojciech
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188114
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMR.S7926