Lower‐dose methylnaltrexone vs higher dose
Laxation response: risk of spontaneous rescue‐free bowel movements in the medium termb · people receiving palliative care irrespective of whether they had cancer with opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction
It is very uncertain whether methylnaltrexone lower dose changes laxation response: risk of spontaneous rescue‐free bowel… compared with higher dose (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Mu‐opioid antagonists for opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.91 [0.82, 10.39]1 study · 26 participantsVery low