Itopride increases the effectiveness of the management of opioid-induced constipation in palliative care patients: an observational non-interventional study

Introduction It is strongly recommended that laxatives be routinely prescribed for the prevention of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The evidence supporting the effectiveness of prokinetics for this indication is sparse. This study aims to verify if itopride, added to preventive OIC therapy, incr...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Dzierżanowski, Michael Kozlowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2019-07-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
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Online Access:https://www.archivesofmedicalscience.com/Itopride-increases-the-effectiveness-of-the-management-of-opioid-induced-constipation,109188,0,2.html