… Andrew Dickman has undertaken consultancy work for Archimedes Pharma, Cephalon
UK Ltd., and Nycomed. Dr. Giovambattista Zeppetella has undertaken consultancy work for …

The syringe driver is a simple and cost-effective method of delivering a continuous subcutaneous
infusion (CSCI). A CSCI provides a safe and effective way of drug administration and …

Purpose: The majority of dying patients do not have access to necessary drugs to alleviate
their most common symptoms, despite evidence of drug efficacy. Our aim was to explore the …

Objective We hypothesized that educational interventions delivered by pharmacists to patients
with chronic pain might improve pain-related outcomes and sought to establish “proof of …

Background In late-stage palliative cancer care, relief of distress and optimized well-being
become primary treatment goals. Great strides have been made in improving and researching …

Purpose The Palliative Care Study Group of the Multinational Association for Supportive
Care in Cancer formed a subgroup to develop evidence-based recommendations on the …

Pain is a common symptom in many types of cancer. Interdisciplinary team management,
including pain assessment, explanation to the patient/family, treating the reversible, non-…

Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of malignant
bowel obstruction (MBO) for patients with advanced cancer. Methods The Multinational …

Background A continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) delivered via syringe pump is a
method of drug administration used to maintain symptom control when a patient is no longer …

Optimizing the management of BTcP requires an integrated approach, including independent
assessment and better use of available treatments while taking into consideration risk …