Dose and duration of opioid use in patients with cancer and noncancer pain at an outpatient hospital setting in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Ismail, Che R., Leong, W. Choy,
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2016
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52565/1/Zin_dose%20and%20duration_10.1111-papr.12525.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52565/7/Dose%20and%20duration%20of%20opioid%20use%20in%20patients%20with%20cancer%20and%20noncancer%20pain%20at%20an%20outpatient%20hospital%20setting%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52565/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papr.12525/full

Background: There is currently limited data available on the patterns of opioid prescribing in Malaysia. This study investigated the patterns of opioid prescribing and characterized the dosing and duration of opioid use in patients with noncancer and cancer pain. Method: This retrospective cros...