Transdermal Opioids and the Quality of Life of the Cancer Patient: A Systematic Literature Review

CONCLUSIONS: Transdermal therapy was suggested to have several advantages over oral opioid therapy in enhancing cancer patients' QoL. These benefits span various dimensions, including pain management, physical functioning, mental health, vitality, overall patient improvement, anger/aversion, strength/activity, general QoL, cognitive and emotional functions, fatigue, and insomnia.PMID:38659244 | DOI:10.1177/10600280241247363

Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - April 25, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Patricia Santos Reis Durval Campos Kraychete Emilie de Magalh ães Pedreira Eduardo Silva Reis Barreto C ésar Romero Antunes Júnior Vinicius Borges Alencar Anna Karla do Nascimento Souza Liliane Elze Falc ão Lins-Kusterer Liana Maria Torres de Araujo A Source Type: research