Palliative care
These guidelines are based on the section, Prescribing in Palliative Care, in the introduction to the BNF, and the West Midlands Palliative Care Physicians (Palliative care - guidelines for the use of drugs in symptom control, 2003 (updated 2007, 2012, 2019)).
The summary of product characteristics must be consulted before prescribing drugs detailed in this section.
Related pages
- Palliative care in general practice
- Breaking bad news
- Analgesics in palliative care
- Antiemetics in palliative care
- Steroids in palliative care
- NSAIDs in palliative care
- Laxatives in palliative care
- Other useful treatments
- Syringe drivers in palliative care
- Radiotherapy
- Agitation , terminal restlessness and confusion in palliative care
- Acute terminal events in palliative care
- Respiratory secretions (terminal)
- Fungating growths (palliative care)
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