Prescription Patterns of Analgesic Drugs in the Management of Pain Among Palliative Care Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Retrospective Observational Study

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 7; p. e41501
• Main Authors: Al Lawati, Abdullah, Al Wahaibi, Nasser, Al Suleimani, Yousuf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 07.07.2023; Cureus
• Subjects: Analgesics; Anti-inflammatory agents; Anticonvulsants; Breast cancer; Cancer therapies; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Fentanyl; Hematology; Hospitals; Hypertension; Morphine; Narcotics; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Observational studies; Pain; Pain Management; Palliative Care; Patients; Prescription drugs; Quality of life; Therapeutics; Oman; analgesic treatment; pain management; painkillers; palliative care; prescription pattern

Objectives Analgesic drugs are commonly used to alleviate the pain experienced by palliative care (PC) patients. Thus, we sought to determine the prescription patterns of analgesic drugs in the management of pain among haematology and oncology palliative care patients at Sultan Qaboos University Hos...