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Table 3 Opioid Adverse Effects

From: Ensuring competency in end-of-life care: controlling symptoms

Common

Uncommon

Constipation

Bad dreams/hallucinations

Dry mouth

Dysphoria/delirium

Nausea/vomiting

Myoclonus/seizures

Sedation*

Pruritus/urticaria

Sweats

Respiratory depression

 

Urinary retention

  1. * Distinguish sedation as an adverse effect from drowsiness related to pain-induced exhaustion