BMC Palliative Care (Jun 2023)

Reply to “A better interpretation of data regarding the opioid switching to methadone”

  • Haiying Ding,
  • Yu Song,
  • Wenxiu Xin,
  • Jiao Sun,
  • Like Zhong,
  • Qinfei Zhou,
  • Chaoneng He,
  • Liyan Gong,
  • Luo Fang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01162-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract In our article ?Methadone switching for refractory cancer pain’ (BMC palliative care, 2022) we explore the efficacy, safety and economics of methadone in treatment of patients with refractory cancer pain in China. Professor Mercadante provided a better interpretation of data regarding the opioid switching to methadone in the Matters Arising. In this article, we answered the questions in Mercadante et al.’s comments one by one.

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