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Pain therapy for cancer patients — whether inpatient or outpatient — is often inadequate. At Heidelberg University Hospital, the use of an innovative electronic system — combined with guidance by an experienced clinical pharmacist — has been successfully tested. The treatment of the patients showed little variance from international guidelines on pain therapy. In addition, patients reported having less pain.

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