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DENVER – Morphine sulfate can be readily formulated into a gel for effective topical analgesia in patients with painful skin ulcers and other wounds. All that’s necessary is for a compounding pharmacist to mix 10 mg of intravenous morphine sulfate in 8 g of IntraSite Gel, a hydrogel widely used... »
Palliative Care Specialists Ponder Public Awareness Campaign
DENVER – More than three-quarters of the general public have no idea what palliative care is, according to a national survey. And that, as it turns out, is actually excellent for the field’s future growth prospects, according to one of the nation’s top palliative care specialists. "This is... »
Psychostimulants, Ketamine Improve Depression Quickly in Hospice
DENVER – Methylphenidate and oral ketamine show considerable promise as extremely rapid-acting, safe, and cost-effective treatments for depression in the hospice setting. Moreover, early indications are that ketamine might be even more effective as the treatment of anxiety disorders than as an... »
DENVER – Morphine sulfate can be readily formulated into a gel for effective topical analgesia in patients with painful skin ulcers and other wounds. All that’s necessary is for a compounding pharmacist to mix 10 mg of... »
Palliative Care Specialists Ponder Public Awareness Campaign
DENVER – More than three-quarters of the general public have no idea what palliative care is, according to a national survey. And that, as it turns out, is actually excellent for the field’s future growth prospects,... »
Psychostimulants, Ketamine Improve Depression Quickly in Hospice
DENVER – Methylphenidate and oral ketamine show considerable promise as extremely rapid-acting, safe, and cost-effective treatments for depression in the hospice setting. Moreover, early indications are that ketamine might... »
How often do errors with patient-controlled analgesia occur? More often than we know, research suggests. Researchers who studied more than 900,000 medication record errors say that the 1% of errors related to... »
When Death is Sought: Preparing the Caregiver
Charlie “Chaz” Ebert, wife of movie critic Roger Ebert, received compassion and understanding from the oncology team responsible for her husband’s care during his excruciating battle with salivary gland cancer. What she... »
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