Drugs in palliative care

Abstract

While palliative care has adopted a holistic approach to treatment, medication driven symptom management ostensibly forms the critical aspect of care. Prescribing in palliative care can be extremely complex because the patient may often have comorbidity, or occasionally multimorbidity. The associated polypharmacy further complicates the pharmacological management of symptoms being caused by the palliative condition. This can be daunting for healthcare professionals and can negatively impact upon the effectiveness of care provided. Fully revised and updated, the third edition of Drugs in Palliative and Supportive Care provides a detailed yet concise overview of topics that are encountered in palliative care clinical practice. The book will appeal to a variety of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information"