Palliative Care Medications

Follow the links below to find information about medications used in palliative care.

Reviewed December 2011

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Systematic Reviews of Palliative Care Medications

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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence of the effectiveness of palliative care medications.

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Title:   Delirium
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Delirium is defined as a condition of disturbed consciousness, with reduced ability to focus, sustain or shift attention. Delirium is extremely common in palliative care patients.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   PaCCSC
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   The Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) is a research group looking at improving the quality of care for patients through access, awareness and quality use of palliative care medicines in the community through clinical studies.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Prescribing resources
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   There are a number of Australian and other resources that can assist with palliative care prescribing.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Syringe drivers
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Syringe Drivers are small portable (usually battery operated) devices used in palliative care. A single drug, or more often a combination of drugs is given via a slow subcutaneous infusion to help control symptoms when other routes of administration are no longer viable, feasible or preferred.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Managing medications
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Working with medications is a major role for nurses in the care of any patient, but especially with palliative care patients. This may be in relation to administering medication as prescribed, supporting others in this role, or in providing advice to those who are prescribing.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Evidence for medications
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   As with all prescribing, decisions about medications in palliative care should be based on the best available evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and safety of the proposed treatment.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Palliative medications
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Just one part of a 'whole-person' approach to supporting people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses, medications may be needed to treat and / or prevent symptoms associated with the palliative diagnosis.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Sleeping problems
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Sleeping problems (insomnia) are common in palliative care patients, and often have a significant impact on quality of life. The problems may be a combination of difficulty going to sleep, fragmented sleep, or early morning waking.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Constipation
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Constipation is common in palliative care patients. Chronic constipation is one of the most frequent side-effects of opioids. These pages provide information and evidence regarding constipation for heath professionals.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Breathing
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Breathing problems are a significant issue for many palliative care patients. These pages provide information and evidence regarding breathing problems for health professionals.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Opioids and pain
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Opioid analgesics are frequently needed by palliative care patients whose pain does not respond to simple analgesics, weak opioids, adequate doses of adjuvants, and other measures.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   The dying patient
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Caring for patients right through to the end-of-life can be one of the most satisfying aspects of medicine. The support from their GP at this time is enormously valued by patients and their carers. As well as recognising and managing the terminal phase, GPs need to be aware of how to support families at this time.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Prescribing issues
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   GPs may encounter several common prescribing issues when managing palliative care patients in the community.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Important skills
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   There are a number of important skills that may be needed by GPs when managing patients in the community. Thers include ascitic and pleural taps, managing syringe drivers and pumps and reviewing medications in the deteriorating patient.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Subsidised palliative care medicines
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website contains a new consolidated list of palliative care medications.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   The role of chemotherapy in the treatment of pancreatic carcinoma
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Patients with unresectable and metastatic pancreatic cancer are incurable and optimal palliation is the goal of therapy. If these patients have symptoms of biliary or duodenal obstruction they may benefit from palliative bypass procedures.
Date:   Apr 2005
Title:   Institutional approaches to pain assessment and management
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council,National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:   This systematic review was commissioned prior to the commencement of the NICS pain management program and seeks to identify strategies that have been successful in introducing and sustaining institutional strategies to pain assessment and management.
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Cancer and palliative care - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out what palliative care is, and when it may be necessary for people with cancer.
Date:   Apr 2001

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