Pain and palliative care pharmacotherapy literature summaries and analyses

J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2009;23(1):62-8. doi: 10.1080/15360280902728401.

Abstract

Timely and important studies are reviewed and commentaries provided by leading palliative care clinicians. Symptoms, interventions, and treatment-related adverse events addressed in this issue are management of Alzheimer's agitation with donepezil; needle-free lidocaine powder for minor painful procedures; psychostimulants in depression; anticoagulation for cancer-related venous thromboembolism; effect of waiting for acute pain treatment on risk of chronic pain; and an update on severe cutaneous reactions associated with medications.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / complications
  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
  • Amphetamines / therapeutic use
  • Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Antidepressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Depression / drug therapy
  • Donepezil
  • Drug Therapy / methods
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Humans
  • Indans / therapeutic use
  • Lidocaine / therapeutic use
  • Nootropic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Pain / drug therapy*
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Phlebotomy
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use
  • Prescription Drugs / adverse effects
  • Prescription Drugs / therapeutic use*
  • Psychomotor Agitation / drug therapy
  • Psychomotor Agitation / etiology
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Sertraline / adverse effects
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / chemically induced
  • Thromboembolism / drug therapy

Substances

  • Amphetamines
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Anticoagulants
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Indans
  • Nootropic Agents
  • Piperidines
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Donepezil
  • Lidocaine
  • Sertraline