Potential inappropriate use of strong opioid analgesics in cancer outpatients during the last year of life in France and associated factors.
Thanh Hang ChuManuela RueterAurore PalmaroMaryse Lapeyre MestrePublished in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2021)
In France, 1/3 of cancer patients exposed to strong opioids experienced PIU and this proportion tended to decrease over time. There is still room for progress in cancer pain management at the end of life.