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- Title
Reply to "A better interpretation of data regarding the opioid switching to methadone".
- Authors
Ding, Haiying; Song, Yu; Xin, Wenxiu; Sun, Jiao; Zhong, Like; Zhou, Qinfei; He, Chaoneng; Gong, Liyan; Fang, Luo
- Abstract
In our article ?Methadone switching for refractory cancer pain' (BMC palliative care, 2022) we explore the efficacy, safety and economics of methadone in treatment of patients with refractory cancer pain in China. Professor Mercadante provided a better interpretation of data regarding the opioid switching to methadone in the Matters Arising. In this article, we answered the questions in Mercadante et al.'s comments one by one.
- Subjects
METHADONE treatment programs; CANCER pain; PAIN; DOSE-effect relationship in pharmacology; TUMORS; OPIOID analgesics; METHADONE hydrochloride; PALLIATIVE treatment
- Publication
BMC Palliative Care, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-684X
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1186/s12904-023-01162-z