Impact of expanded strong opioid availability on opioid prescription patterns in patients with cancer: A population-wide cohort study in Taiwan

• Главные авторы: Tsung-Che Wu (Автор), Chih-Hung Hsu (Автор), Wei-Zen Sun (Автор), Ho-Min Chen (Автор), Chih-Peng Lin (Автор), Yu-Yun Shao (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background One of the major barriers to adequate cancer pain management in Taiwan is the limited prescription options regarding strong opioids. Internationally recommended strong opioids, including oxycodone and hydromorphone, were not introduced in Taiwan until late 2014. We analysed the patterns i...