October 30, 2019
News+Views: Rectal Administration of Anticonvulsants
There is a need for alternative routes of administration in hospice and palliative care patients who often suffer from nausea and vomiting, dysphagia, gastrointestinal obstruction, and mental status changes, all of which may limit intake of oral medications. Compared to common alternative routes such as the intravenous and intramuscular routes, the rectal route of administration […]
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June 13, 2019
In the News: Hospice and Palliative Care Consensus Group Issues Methadone Safety Guidelines
In 2014, the American Pain Society (APS), College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and the Heart Rhythm Society released clinical practice guidelines that focused primarily on safe methadone prescribing practices. The APS guidelines included information regarding patient education, dosing and titration methods, recommendations for electrocardiograph (ECG) and adverse event monitoring. Unfortunately, these guidelines didn’t account […]
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