Cancer Patients' Perceived Difficulties Filling Opioid Prescriptions After Receiving Outpatient Supportive Care

Limited access to opioids for patients with cancer has been reported as a potential unintended consequence of recent regulations restricting opioid use and prescribing practices. To our knowledge, there are a limited number of peer-reviewed studies that evaluate the perceived difficulties of the patients with cancer when filling their opioid prescription. To understand these difficulties, we surveyed patients receiving opioids in our outpatient supportive care center (SCC).

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - June 18, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Jessica H. Brown, Hilda P. Torres, Rama D. Maddi, Janet L. Williams, Seyedeh S. Dibaj, Diane Liu, Eduardo Bruera Tags: Original Article Source Type: research