DEFINITIONS OF SOME EXPRESSIONS YOUR DOCTOR MAY USE – SOME FACTS ABOUT PAINKILLERS (DRUGS)
The drugs in this list which are asterixed are ones which I do not recommend for control of cancer pain, but I have included them because they are often recommended. These drugs are more likely than the other painkillers to produce side effects such as lightheadedness, difficulty in concentrating, confusion and hallucinations. They are also inconvenient to take because they last for such a short time.
I have also included one drug I have never used because it is not legally available in Australia— heroin. You will see that heroin is about the same strength, and lasts about as long as morphine. In fact, I included heroin so that you could see that there is nothing magic about it. I do not believe that legalisation of heroin would result in greatly improved pain relief for most people with cancer. What is more likely to achieve this is better education of doctors and nurses in the use of the painkillers already available.
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