Personal

Representative first name

Representative surname

Representative Country*

Representative Email

General Questions

Does the country have a National Essential Medicines List that includes opioids?*

YesNoDon't know

Does the country have a national palliative care association?*

YesNoDon’t know

Are there cultural, religious or other social reasons why people would not want to take opioids?*

YesNoDon’t know

Have physicians/prescribers been imprisoned or suffered some type of regulatory punishment in the past 5 years for crimes related to opioid prescribing?*

YesNoDon’t know

Has there been a change in regulations or laws within the past 5 years that has improved opioid availability?*

YesNoDon’t know

Has there been a change in regulations or laws within the past 5 years that has worstened opioid availability?*

YesNoDon’t know

Drug availability

AVAILABLEOnFormulary

AVAILABLE On Formulary

Cost of medications to patient (what proportion of the full retail price does the patient have to pay)

Is there a maximal permissible daily dose that can be legally prescribed?

Codeine*

YesNo

Yes

Propoxyphene*

YesNo

Yes

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodone*

YesNo

Yes

Morphine immediate release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Morphine sustained release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Morphine injectable*

YesNo

Yes

Pethedine injectable*

YesNo

Yes

Oxycodone immediate release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Oxycodone sustained release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Methadone PO*

YesNo

Yes

Methadone injectable*

YesNo

Yes

Fentanyl transdermal*

YesNo

Yes

Fentanyl transmucosal*

YesNo

Yes

Fentanyl Injectable*

YesNo

Yes

Hyrdomorphone immediate release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Hyrdomorphone sustained release PO*

YesNo

Yes

Hyrdomorphone injectable*

YesNo

Yes

Buprenorohine PO*

YesNo

Yes

Buprenorphine Transdermal*

YesNo

Yes

Other A

YesNo

Yes

Other B

YesNo

Yes

Actual availability when needed
(Can patient actually get it when they need it)

Codeine

Propoxyphene

Hyrodocodone or dihydrocodone

Morphine immediate release PO

Morphine sustained release PO

Morphine injectable

Pethedine injectable

Oxycodone immediate release PO

Oxycodone sustained release PO

Methadone PO

Methadone injectable

Fentanyl transdermal

Fentanyl transmucosal

Fentanyl Injectable

Hyrdomorphone immediate release PO

Hyrdomorphone sustained release PO

Hyrdomorphone injectable

Buprenorohine PO

Buprenorphine Transdermal

Other A

Other B

Affordability

Can patients afford the opioid medications that they need?*

Prescribing

Can opioids be prescribed for cancer patients in the following settings?

Outpatients

Without permissionOnly with special "authorization"no

Inpatients

Without permissionOnly with special "authorization"no

Hospice care patients

Without permissionOnly with special "authorization"no

Who has the authority to prescribe opioid medications for a cancer patient?

Oncologist