Morphine Therapy
Research from Cleveland Clinic yields new findings on morphine therapy
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, April 2nd, 2010
A new study, 'A comparative study of 2 sustained-release morphine preparations for pain in advanced cancer,' is now available. "Several sustained-release morphine (SRM) formulations are available internationally. This study compared 2 such products available in the United States, SR1 and SR2.Patients and METHODS: In an open-label study, patients with advanced cancer pain were randomized to receive SR1 or SR2 every 12 hours around-the-clock (ATC) for 5 days, with immediate release (IR) liquid morphine for rescue dosing (RD)," scientists in the United States report.
"Efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability were determined. A total of 32 patients were evaluable for...
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