Practicability, safety, and efficacy of a “German model” for opioid conversion to oral levo-methadone Ostgathe C, Voltz R, Van Aaaken A, Klein C, Sabatowski R, Nauck F, Gaertner J. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Sep;20(9):2105-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-0…

High dose levo-methadone treatment for cancer pain in a patient with a history of drug addiction. Ostgathe C, Gaertner J, Nauck F, Voltz R. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 Mar;35(3):229-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.08.008 https://www.jpsmjourn…

Drugs in palliative care: results from a representative survey in Germany. Nauck F, Ostgathe C, Klaschik E, Bausewein C, Fuchs M, Lindena G, Neuwöhner K, Schulenberg D, Radbruch L; Working Group on the Core Documentation for Palliative Care Units i…

Methadon/Levomethadon - Ein altes Medikament mit neuen Möglichkeiten Friedemann Nauck, Christoph Ostgathe, Eberhard Klaschik Palliativmedizin 2003; 4(1): 9-12, DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39801 Abstract https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/…

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