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ArticleEuropean journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice2018

Rapid acting fentanyl formulations in breakthrough pain in cancer. Drug selection by means of the System of Objectified Judgement Analysis.

Robert Janknegt, Marieke van den Beuken, Sjouke Schiere, Michael Überall, Roger Knaggs, Jaquie Hanley, Morten Thronaes

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Article in European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Robert JanknegtDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard, The Netherlands.
Marieke van den BeukenPalliative Care MUMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sjouke SchiereTjongerschans Hospital, Heerenveen, The Netherlands.
Michael ÜberallIFNAP Institute for Neurosciences, Algesiology and Paediatrics, Nürnberg, Germany.
Roger KnaggsUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Jaquie HanleyAntrim Area Hospital, Antrim, UK.
Morten ThronaesFaculty of Medicine, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Antrim Area Hospital · GBMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NONottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GB's Heeren Loo · NLZuyderland Medisch Centrum · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug selection of rapid acting fentanyl formulations in the treatment of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer is performed by the System of Objectified Judgement Analysis method. All seven available formulations were included in the analysis. The following selection criteria were used: number of available strengths, variability in the rate of absorption, interactions, clinical efficacy, side effects, ease of administration and documentation. No direct double-blind comparative studies between two or more formulations were identified and the clinical documentation of all formulations is limited. The most distinguishing criterion was ease of use. This led to slightly higher scores for Abstral, Instanyl and PecFent than for the other formulations. The pros and cons of each formulation should be discussed with the patient, and the most suitable formulation selected for each individual patient.

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PMID29732145
PMCPMC5931243
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