Chronic Malignant Pain Management

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The management of cancer pain still poses a significant challenge to the medical community despite the availability of effective treatments. This web page is dedicated to educate and inform patients about chronic malignant pain and the drugs most commonly used to manage this type of pain.

  • Classification of Pain and Causes
    Temporal Classification
    Pathophysiological Classification
    - Nociceptive (Somatic, Visceral)
    - Neuropathic
    Etiological Classification

  • Assessment
    Numeric Pain Intensity Scale
    Simple Descriptive Pain Intensity Scale
    Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
    Happy/Sad Faces

  • Principles of Chronic Pain Management
    WHO Three-Step Analgesic Ladder
    Five Guiding Principles

  • Analgesics Used to Treat Chronic Malignant Pain (CMP)
    NSAIDs and Acetaminophen (APAP)
    Opioids
    Others - Adjuvant analgesics

  • References

    Web page by:
    L. Governale, 1999 PharmD student
    University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
    Baltimore, MD

    For comments and/or suggestions e-mail me at:
     lanneg81@yahoo.com

    Last modified: 6-21-99
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