1st February 2025

A 70-year-old man under the head and neck cancer team with squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth

A 70-year-old man under the head and neck cancer team with squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth is on the ward due to struggling to eat and drink over the period he has been having radiotherapy. He has been much more comfortable taking 10 mg BD of oral morphine modified-release with 4 PRN doses of 2.5 mg oramorph a day. He is now struggling to swallow this medication and so would like to try a buprenorphine patch. Which is the appropriate strength 7-day buprenorphine patch to start.

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