Stimuli-responsive In situ gelling system for nose-to-brain drug delivery

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf, SK Dubey, A Puri… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The diagnosis and treatment of neurological ailments always remain an utmost challenge for
research fraternity due to the presence of BBB. The intranasal route appeared as an …

Pharmacotherapy for breakthrough cancer pain

S Mercadante - Drugs, 2012 - Springer
Breakthrough pain (BTP) is a transient exacerbation of pain that occurs either
spontaneously, or in relation to a specific predictable or unpredictable trigger, despite …

Breakthrough cancer pain: twenty-five years of study

S Mercadante, RK Portenoy - Pain, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is an episode of severe pain that “breaks through” a
period of persistent pain at least partly controlled by a stable opioid regimen. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Consistency of efficacy, patient acceptability, and nasal tolerability of fentanyl pectin nasal spray compared with immediate-release morphine sulfate in …

A Davies, T Sitte, F Elsner, C Reale, J Espinosa… - Journal of pain and …, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: We recently reported that fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) provides superior
pain relief from breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP) compared with immediate-release …

A comprehensive review of rapid-onset opioids for breakthrough pain

H Smith - CNS drugs, 2012 - Springer
Breakthrough pain (BTP) is a transitory pain (reaching maximum severity in∼ 15 minutes
and lasting∼ 60 minutes in patients with cancer) that occurs despite the management of …

[PDF][PDF] Efficacy and safety of fentanyl pectin nasal spray compared with immediate-release morphine sulfate tablets in the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain: a …

M Fallon, C Reale, A Davies, AE Lux… - The journal of …, 2011 - cdn.mdedge.com
BACKGROUND: Immediate-release morphine sulfate (IRMS) remains the standard
treatment for breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP), but its onset of effect does not match the …

Alternative routes to oral opioid administration in palliative care: a review and clinical summary

MG Kestenbaum, AO Vilches, S Messersmith… - Pain …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective A major goal of palliative care is to provide comfort, and pain is one of the most
common causes of treatable suffering in patients with advanced disease. Opioids are …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of prophylactic fentanyl pectin nasal spray on exercise-induced episodic dyspnea in cancer patients: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

D Hui, K Kilgore, M Park, J Williams, D Liu… - Journal of pain and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Context Episodic breathlessness is common and debilitating in cancer patients. Objectives
In this pilot study, we examined the effect of prophylactic fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) …

What to do, and what not to do, when diagnosing and treating breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP): expert opinion

Working Group Nientemale DEI, R Vellucci, G Fanelli… - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
Clinical management of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is still not satisfactory despite the
availability of effective pharmacological agents. This is in part linked to the lack of clarity …

Development of in vitro models to demonstrate the ability of PecSys®, an in situ nasal gelling technology, to reduce nasal run-off and drip

J Castile, YH Cheng, B Simmons… - Drug development …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Many of the increasing number of intranasal products available for either local or systemic
action can be considered sub-optimal, most notably where nasal drip or run-off give rise to …