Methylnaltrexone vs placebo
Laxation response: risk of spontaneous rescue‐free bowel movements in the short terma · people receiving palliative care irrespective of whether they had cancer with opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction
Methylnaltrexone may leads to higher laxation response: risk of spontaneous rescue‐free bowel… compared with placebo (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 2.97 [2.13, 4.13]2 studies · 287 participantsLow