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  P3.05 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 475)

  • Event: WCLC 2016
  • Type: Poster Presenters Present
  • Track: Palliative Care/Ethics
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 12/07/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)

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    P3.05-020 - Patients' Perception of Rapid Onset Opioids (ID 5608)

    14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): C. Son
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Patients with lung cancer often complain of pain, and not always controlled by maintenance managements. Rapid onset opioids (ROO) are prescribed for breakthrough pain. Patients in Korea prefer to take medicine orally. We evaluated patients’ preference of transmucosal ROO in patients with lung cancer.
    
    Methods:
    One hundred and seventy seven patients with lung cancer who complained of pain were interviewed and filled in a questionnaire about perception of ROO before and after their use.
    
    Results:
    Ninety three patients (53%) were older than 65 year old. Patients who cannot classify maintenance drugs and ROO were 78(67%) and 35(20%) before and after use of drugs. At the time of breakthrough pain, 66(37%) and 12(7%) tolerated without ROO before and after use of them. Twenty five (14%) and 87(49%) patients were relieved from pain within 10 minutes with oral and transmucosal drugs. Preference of transmucosal drugs were 48(27%) and changed to 89(50%) after use them.
    
    Conclusion:
    Many patients tolerated breakthrough pain without ROO. Preference to transmucosal drugs changed after use of them. Physicians should educate ROO especially in older patients.