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Symptom control drug use.
| WHO Class 1 Analgesic, for example, Paracetamol |
WHO Class 2 Analgesic, for example, Codeine |
WHO Class 3 Analgesic, for example, Morphine sulphate |
Agent specified for neuropathic pain, for example, Gabapentin |
Agent specified for dyspnoea, for example, Lorazepam |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients using | 70 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 12 |
| % | 86 | 64 | 64 | 28 | 15 |
| Median time started before death in weeks (Range) | 39.7 (1–202) |
32.3 (2–206) |
13.9 (1–106) |
11.1 (1–83) |
3.4 (1–56) |
