Prescription of opioids in Italy: everything, but the morphine
Annals of OncologyPublished 13 March 2009Open access
Elena Bandieri, A. Chiarolanza, Mario Luppi, Nicola Magrini, Marata Am, Carla Ripamonti
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The consumption of opioids in the first 9 months of the 2008 grew by 17%, in comparison with the same periods in 2007, confirming the positive trend over the last 8 years.
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