Use of methylphenidate in palliative patients with asthenia: a review.
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Methylphenidate. Asthenia. Cancer related fatigue. Palliative care. Cancer.Abstract
Asthenia (or fatigue) is one of the most common symptoms in the palliative patients. The methylphenidate is frequently used to treat this condition. A related literature review update was performed, revealing methylphenidate as a secure drug which could decrease fatigue in the palliative patients with a tolerable side-effects profileDownloads
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