Add to ORKGPsychostimulants have been used in psychiatric and medically ill patients. The need to control and counteract the multiple distressing symptoms related to cancer and its treatment has brought this group of medications into palliative and supportive care of cancer patients. Psychostimulants have been studied and used in symptoms like cancer-related fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, depression and sedation. This review discusses the pharmacology of methylphenidate, amphetamine and pemoline and other psychostimulants like caffeine and the novel wake-promoting drug, modafinil. Studies evaluating use of these drugs in cancer patients have been reviewed.Psychostimulants have been used in psychiatric and medically ill patients. The need to control a...
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most commonly reported symptom in patients with cancer with a pr...
Low mood and depression can be treated with many non-pharmacological means. However, in terminally i...
Introduction: Depression often affects people suffering from serious illnesses, including oncologica...
Background: One of the goals of cancer treatment is symptoms management especially at the end stage....
ContextCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and distressing symptom affecting patients with canc...
CONTEXT: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and distressing symptom affecting patients with ca...
Psychopharmacological intervention is a major clinical and research area in oncology and palliative...
At least 25–30 % of patients with cancer and even a higher percentage of those in an advanced phase ...
It is estimated that 29% of deaths in Australia are caused by malignant disease each year and can be...
At least 25 – 30% of patients with cancer and an even higher percentage of patients in an advanced p...
BACKGROUND: In palliative care patients, fatigue can be severely debilitating and is often not count...
Background: It is estimated that 29% of deaths in Australia are caused by malignant disease each yea...
Context. Fatigue is common in life-limiting cancer. Methylphenidate (MPH), a psychostimulant, may be...
pheni date, modafinil) reduce fatigue, promote alertness and wakefulness, and have possible moodenha...
Background: Evidence regarding the pharmacological interventions to manage cancer-related fatigue (C...
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most commonly reported symptom in patients with cancer with a pr...
Low mood and depression can be treated with many non-pharmacological means. However, in terminally i...
Introduction: Depression often affects people suffering from serious illnesses, including oncologica...
Background: One of the goals of cancer treatment is symptoms management especially at the end stage....
ContextCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and distressing symptom affecting patients with canc...
CONTEXT: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and distressing symptom affecting patients with ca...
Psychopharmacological intervention is a major clinical and research area in oncology and palliative...
At least 25–30 % of patients with cancer and even a higher percentage of those in an advanced phase ...
It is estimated that 29% of deaths in Australia are caused by malignant disease each year and can be...
At least 25 – 30% of patients with cancer and an even higher percentage of patients in an advanced p...
BACKGROUND: In palliative care patients, fatigue can be severely debilitating and is often not count...
Background: It is estimated that 29% of deaths in Australia are caused by malignant disease each yea...
Context. Fatigue is common in life-limiting cancer. Methylphenidate (MPH), a psychostimulant, may be...
pheni date, modafinil) reduce fatigue, promote alertness and wakefulness, and have possible moodenha...
Background: Evidence regarding the pharmacological interventions to manage cancer-related fatigue (C...
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most commonly reported symptom in patients with cancer with a pr...
Low mood and depression can be treated with many non-pharmacological means. However, in terminally i...
Introduction: Depression often affects people suffering from serious illnesses, including oncologica...