Haloperidol for the treatment of opioid addiction in advanced cancer patients: a case series.
Opioids
addiction
cancer
haloperidol
pain management
Journal
Journal of addictive diseases
ISSN: 1545-0848
Titre abrégé: J Addict Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9107051
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
25
3
2020
medline:
30
7
2021
entrez:
25
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Opioid addiction, if not well diagnosed and treated, can be a significant challenge for optimal pain management even in cancer patients. To date there is no definitive pharmacological standard of care for treating addiction, especially in this setting of patients. We present a clinical case series of three opioid-addicted advanced cancer patients, effectively treated with haloperidol, a well-known first-generation typical antipsychotic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32207385
doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1742560
doi:
Substances chimiques
Dopamine Antagonists
0
Haloperidol
J6292F8L3D
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM