Author/Editor		Toni, Janez; Knez, Lea
Title		Morfin in fentanil: uporaba pri akutni bolečini?
Translated title		Morphine and fentanyl: use in acute pain?
Type		članek
Source		Farm Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 60, št. 2
Publication year		2009
Volume		str. 110-4
Language		slo
Abstract		Pain has a detrimental effect on patient quality of life, thus its good control is essential. As healthcare professionals, pharmacists meet patients treated with opioids every day, and may have an important role in assuring good pain control in these patients. When dispensing opioid drugs, patients should be asked about their level of pain control as well as consulted about the possible adverse effects of these drugs and their treatment. This level of pharmaceutical care can be achieved only by pharmacists with adequate competences in pain management. This article is the first step towards the needed theoretical basis: the role of opioids in the treatment of pain is presented and the guidelines recommendations are reinforced with the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs.
Descriptors		PAIN ANALGESICS, OPIOID MORPHINE FENTANYL NEOPLASMS