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First-Line Cancer Pain Opioid — FRCA Final MCQ

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EasyPain MedicineFirst-Line Cancer Pain OpioidFRCA Final

A 65-year-old man with cancer pain. First-line strong opioid according to WHO/NICE is:

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Correct answer: B — Oral immediate-release morphine titrated to effect

Oral morphine IR is first-line for cancer pain, titrated upward based on breakthrough requirements, then converted to MR with IR for breakthrough.

Reference: NICE – 2020 – Palliative care pain; WHO – 2018