What are anticonvulsant drugs?Anticonvulsant drugs are a group of drugs normally used to treat epilepsy which are also useful in treating pain. They are particularly helpful where there is nerve damage, which may result in pain that is burning and shooting in nature Anticonvulsants work by changing the way nerves send messages to your brain. They can also help you …
Read moreSupporting a child when someone in the family has a serious illness
24th July 2020The diagnosis of a serious illness and subsequent treatment process can be a frightening and difficult time for any patient and their family. For families with young children or teenagers there are additional concerns about how children will re act to being told and how they will cope with the changes the illness will bring into their lives. We hope …
Read moreMorphine for use in breathlessness
18th July 2017As required strong opioid pain relief medication
18th July 2017Going home near the end of life
7th February 2017Who is this leaflet for?This leaflet is to support you as a carer or family member when someone important to you is being discharged from hospital to home, and it is thought that they are likely to die soon. This information is to help prepare you in a practical way and can be read alongside other information about what to …
Read moreOral Oxycodone
20th October 2016SummaryQuick-acting or immediate release oxycodone: Oxynorm® capsules, Oxynorm® liquid, Lynlor® capsules and others. Long-acting or modified release (12 hourly) oxycodone: Longtec® tablets, Oxycontin® tablets and others. There are different forms of morphine and different brands: check the name of the medicine on the box. Morphine is a strong opioid pain medication. What is oxycodone used for?Oxycodone is used for moderate …
Read moreOral morphine
20th October 2016SummaryQuick-acting or immediate release morphine: Oramorph® liquid, Sevredol® tablets. Long-acting or modified release (12 hourly) morphine: MST Continus® tablets or granules, Zomorph® capsules, Morphgesic® SR tablets, MXL® capsules and others. There are different forms of morphine and different brands: check the name of the medicine on the box. Morphine is a strong opioid pain medication. What is morphine used for?Morphine …
Read more‘Just in case’ medicines for palliative care
20th October 2016What are ‘Just in Case’ medicines?Other name: Anticipatory medicines These are medicines which are usually given by injection and are prescribed for you. They should only be administered by a trained healthcare professional. They are given to you to be kept in your home ‘just in case’ you need them. This means you could be given a medicine to help …
Read moreFentanyl sublingual tablets (Abstral)
20th October 2016What are fentanyl sublingual tablets used for?Abstral® is a strong opioid painkiller that is put under the tongue. It dissolves and works very quickly. It is used to treat the kind of moderate to severe pain that comes on suddenly without warning or is brought on by movement or something like changing a dressing. This kind of pain usually lasts …
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