Strategies for the use of NSAIDs in palliative care

摘要

Victor Pace,a consultant at St Christopher's Hospice in London,has a particular interest in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and gave a picture of where things are now with this group of drugs,once widely prescribed in palliative care.He reminded listeners of how widely used these broad spectrum analgesics are with 30 million users daily worldwide,with their array of useful indications,their ease of administration and their relatively low cost.