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Opioid switch from low dose of oral oxycodone to transdermal fentanyl matrix patch for patients with stable thoracic malignancy-related pain

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness and safety of switch from oral oxycodone to fentanyl patch is little known. Here, we investigated if early phase opioid switch from low dose of oral oxycodone to transdermal fentanyl matrix patch provided any benefits for patients with thoracic malignancy and stable can...

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Autores principales: Minami, Seigo, Kijima, Takashi, Nakatani, Takeshi, Yamamoto, Suguru, Ogata, Yoshitaka, Hirata, Haruhiko, Shiroyama, Takayuki, Koba, Taro, Komuta, Kiyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25313295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-46