Use of the Brompton mixture in treating the chronic pain of malignant disease.

Abstract

Physical, psychological, financial, interpersonal and spiritual factors all modify the appreciation of chronic pain. The Brompton mixture is a highly effective, flexible, safe and convenient means of controlling the chronic pain of malignant disease. The mixture is a solution containing morphine; the dose of narcotic can be varied with the need for analgesia. It is given regularly, usually every 4 hours, with a phenothiazine, the main aims of therapy being prevention of pain rather than treatment, an unclouded sensorium and a normal affect.