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How Much Does It Cost a Specialist Palliative Care Unit to Manage Constipation in Patients Receiving Opioid Therapy?  Bee Wee, MB BCh, MRCGP, FRCP, MA.

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1 How Much Does It Cost a Specialist Palliative Care Unit to Manage Constipation in Patients Receiving Opioid Therapy?  Bee Wee, MB BCh, MRCGP, FRCP, MA Ed, PhD, Astrid Adams, MBBS, BSc, Dip Pall Med, MRCP, Kate Thompson, BN, PgD Advanced Nursing, MSc, Fran Percival, BPharm(Hons), MA, MRPharmS, Kate Burslem, BSc(Hons), MSc, Minesh Jobanputra, MB ChB  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages (April 2010) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Opioids on admission. IR: immediate-release tablets or liquid; SR: slow-release tablets; Codeine: any codeine-containing formulation, including compound preparations; SC: subcutaneous injection or infusion. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Laxatives prescribed on admission.
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4 Fig. 3 Estimated distribution of total costs associated with the management of constipation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions


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