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Methadone as a rescue for failed high-dose opiate therapy for catastrophicpain
Authors
Davis, MP
Citation
Mp. Davis, Methadone as a rescue for failed high-dose opiate therapy for catastrophicpain, SUPP CARE C, 8(2), 2000, pp. 138-140
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal title
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
ISSN journal
09414355 →
ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
138 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-4355(200003)8:2<138:MAARFF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Methadone is a unique opioid with several special properties besides being a mu agonist, which makes for difficulty in the calculation of equianalgesi c doses, A series of three cases is presented to illustrate this point.