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Table 1 Preferred first choice opioid drug (number of respondents)

From: Pain management in patients with end-stage renal disease and calciphylaxis- a survey of clinical practices among physicians

Drug

Background pain

Breakthrough pain

Procedure related pain

Oxycodone

24

38

21

Fentanyl

17

7

18

Alfentanil

13

11

23

Morphine

4

8

8

Tramadol

5

7

3

Codeine

6

2

0

Diamorphine

5

1

2

Buprenorphine

0

1

0

Methadone

0

0

0

Tapentadol

1

0

0