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Purpose

The purpose of this Wikibook is to serve as a reference to pharmacists who practice in palliative care in any capacity -- whether that's inpatient or outpatient; strictly pain management, hospice, or oncology symptom management. I am hoping you will find some useful information herein. All contributions are welcome including syntax, style, and content. This Wikibook was first created on May 29th, 2024 and so it is in its infancy.

Anticipated Content

As this is an open-source book, it is impossible to determine the ultimate trajectory of this book. However, the creation of this book was spawned from a massive (400+ page Word document) which held many notes related to palliative care pharmacotherapy. These notes were organized first into drug and drug class-specific information, then into disease state-specific information, then logistics, finally miscellaneous.

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Table of Contents

This ToC is a work-in-progress, as is much of this book so far. Thank you for your patience as we build something great!

Table of Contents

Introductory Information	Drug-Specific Information	Condition-Specific Information	Miscellaneous
Role of the Palliative Care Pharmacist Useful Resources for the Palliative Care Pharmacist Must-Reads Websites, Blogs, & Online Calculators Books Podcasts Journals Organizations Continuing Education	Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics Refresher Opioids Opioid Basics Opioid Stewardship & Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Equianalgesic Tables & Opioid Conversions Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCAs) Information About Specific Drugs Non-Traditional Opioids Buprenorphine Methadone Tapentadol Tramadol Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Topical Agents Topical Anesthetics Topical Antiinflammatories Topical Counterirritants NMDA Receptor Antagonists Memantine Ketamine Methadone Dextromethorphan Amantadine Ibogaine Huperzine A Anticonvulsants Gabapentinoids Antidepressants Tricyclic Antidepressants SNRIs Benzodiazepines Antipsychotics Steroids Laxatives Stimulant Laxatives Osmotic Laxatives	Pain Management (see also Neurologic & Psychiatric section below) Pain Management Basics Pain Pathophysiology Assessing Pain Peripheral Neuropathy Fibromyalgia Central Post-Stroke Pain Pain Management in Opioid Use Disorder Pain Management in Older Adults Musculoskeletal & Rheumatologic Osteoarthritis Chronic Low Back Pain Post-Laminectomy or Failed Back Syndrome Neurologic & Psychiatric Dementia Parkinson's Disease Delirium Insomnia Substance Use Disorders Opioid Use Disorder & Complex Opioid Dependence Nicotine Dependence Alcohol Use Disorder Stimulant Use Disorder Harm Reduction Pulmonary & HEENT (Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) Pulmonary & HEENT (Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) Cough Hematologic & Oncologic Cancer-Related Bone Pain Cardiovascular & Renal Gastrointestinal & Hepatic Genitourinary (Excluding Renal) Endocrine & Metabolic Immunologic Dermatologic Wound Care Miscellaneous or Difficult to Categorize Conditions or Symptoms	Abbreviations Helpful Dot-Phrases and Note Templates New Consult Inpatient Pain Management Note Template

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Nothing in this textbook should be construed as medical advice. All content within this book is free for anyone to edit and this book is not monitored 24/7. While every effort is made to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein, it is possible that unscrupulous or uninformed persons could alter or add incorrect or misleading content. Information contained within this book is for information and educational purposes only. Clinicians should always use professional judgment. No one contributing information to this book shall be held liable for any incidents that happen as a result of using information within this book.