Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Literature Summaries and Analyses

Abstract

Timely and important studies are reviewed and commentaries provided by leading palliative care clinicians. Symptoms, interventions, and treatment-related adverse events addressed in this issue are management of Alzheimer's agitation with donepezil; needle-free lidocaine powder for minor painful procedures; psychostimulants in depression; anticoagulation for cancer-related venous thromboembolism; effect of waiting for acute pain treatment on risk of chronic pain; and an update on severe cutaneous reactions associated with medications.

KEYWORDS:

• Ascites
• cannabinoids
• cachexia
• constipation
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• pain