[A New Twist on the Administration of Naldemedine for Opioid-Induced Constipation in an Outpatient]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2018 Jul;45(7):1075-1079.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Opioid-induced constipation(OIC)occurs with high frequency in patients with cancer undergoing pain treatment using opioids. Osmotic or irritant laxatives are usually used to prevent OIC. Recently, naldemedine has become operational for OIC. Although naldemedine achieved the desired effect, diarrhea is a little feared from the results of clinical phase III study(V9236 clinical trial). We herein report the use of naldemedine to alleviate diarrhea and expect the improvement of the quality of the bowel habits in outpatients with cancer undergoing pain treatment using opioids.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Cancer Pain / drug therapy*
  • Constipation / chemically induced
  • Constipation / prevention & control*
  • Diarrhea / chemically induced*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Naltrexone / adverse effects
  • Naltrexone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Naltrexone / therapeutic use
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Outpatients

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • naldemedine
  • Naltrexone