Drug landscape in patients receiving general outpatient palliative care in Germany: results from a retrospective analysis of 10,464 patients

Drug landscape in patients receiving general outpatient palliative care in Germany: results from a retrospective analysis of 10,464 patients

Abstract Background According to § 27 and § 87 1b of the German Social Code, Book V, general outpatient palliative care (GOPC) aims to promote, maintain, and improve the quality of life and self-determination of seriously ill people. It should enable them to live in dignity until death in their pref...

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Main Authors: Sven H. Loosen, Jacqueline Schwartz, Steven Grewe, Sarah Krieg, Andreas Krieg, Tom Luedde, Yann-Nicolas Batzler, Karel Kostev, Martin Neukirchen, Christoph Roderburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Outpatient palliative care
Prescription
Medication
Deprescription
Opioids
Sedatives
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01231-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01231-3

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