Methadone Versus Morphine As a First-Line Strong Opioid for Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study

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Authors

Éduardo Bruera · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

J. Lynn Palmer · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Snežana Bošnjak · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

María Antonieta Rico · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Jairo Moyano · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Catherine Sweeney · Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Florian Strasser

Abstract

Methadone did not produce superior analgesic efficiency or overall tolerability at 4 weeks compared with morphine as a first-line strong opioid for the treatment of cancer pain.

Topics & Keywords

Pain Management and Opioid Use Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 185-192

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.03.172

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