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Opioid medication in the palliative care of motor neurone disease

David Oliver

Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, Kent

In the palliative care of patients with motor neurone disease (MND) symptoms are encountered that can be helped by the use of strong opioid medication. A retrospective survey of the 32 patients dying of MND at the Wisdom Hospice who required opioids showed that 75% received oral opioids, 94% received parenteral opioids and 72% received both oral and parenteral opioids. The median oral morphine dose was 60 mg/24 h, with a median duration of 51 days and the median parenteral dose was 180 mg/24 h with a median duration of use of three days. The results show that strong opioids can be used safely and effectively in the palliative care of patients with MND.

Key Words: analgesic • opioids • motor neurone disease • palliative care

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, 113-115 (1998)
DOI: 10.1191/026921698677326556
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