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. 2015 Sep;314(12):1282-3.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.8556.

Oxycodone for Cancer Pain in Adult Patients

Mia Schmidt-Hansen  1 , Michael I Bennett  2 , Jennifer Hilgart  3
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Oxycodone for Cancer Pain in Adult Patients

Mia Schmidt-Hansen et al. JAMA. 2015 Sep.
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Abstract

Clinical question: Is oxycodone associated with greater efficacy and fewer adverse events compared with alternative analgesics for cancer pain?

Bottom line: Oxycodone was not associated with superior cancer pain relief or fewer adverse effects compared with other strong opioids, such as morphine or oxymorphone. However, the quality of the evidence was low.

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