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Palliative care: useful resources to support answering questions

16 March 2023Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about medicines use in palliative care

An example oral opioid switch from morphine to oxycodone

14 September 2021An example worked scenario to support you when switching or advising on switching between morphine and other oral opioids in cancer and palliative care

Estimating dose equivalence from oral morphine to other opioids

14 September 2021Use our tool to obtain approximate dose equivalences of oral morphine to other oral opioids and help you calculate an estimated equivalent dose

Switching between morphine and other opioids in palliative care

14 September 2021Switching between oral morphine and other oral opioids requires care and thoughtful application of a stepped process.

Patient Group Direction use in End of Life Care

10 August 2020Considerations required before implementing Patient Group Directions (PGDs) in End of Life Care.