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Prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics in residents of aged care facilities

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2019
Objective: Optimal pain management in residents requires an understanding of prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics. This study aimed to describe opioid administration for elderly residents in a selection of aged care facilities.
Areej Numan Hussein, Lynne Emmerton
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is this opioid analgesic tolerance?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1995
Tolerance to the analgesic effect of opioids is a poorly understood phenomenon. While generally accepted to be an uncommon problem, it clearly can present major management difficulties in some patients. This case report illustrates different aspects of tolerance, describes a management approach using different opioids, and provides a focus for ...
Robin L. Fainsinger, Eduardo Bruera
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Tapentadol extended release for the management of chronic neck pain [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The role of opioids in the management of chronic neck pain is still poorly investigated. No data are available on tapentadol extended release (ER).
Coluzzi, Flaminia
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Clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction between two triple‐therapy regimens in treating neuropathic pain: A real‐world data

Ibrain, EarlyView., 2023
This study compared the clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction of Pregabalin and Gabapentin triple therapy for neuropathic pain in a real‐world setting. The primary outcome measured the reduction in mean Self‐Administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain score value from baseline to 12 weeks posttreatment.
Nithya Raju, Samyuktha Villavan, Saranya Ravi, Roja Murugesan, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Vennila Jaganathan, Redlin Jani Rajan, Krupanidhi Karunanithi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Administration of Tramadol or Buprenorphine via the drinking water for post-operative analgesia in a mouse-osteotomy model [PDF]

, 2019
Adequate analgesia is essential whenever pain might occur in animal experiments. Unfortunately, the selection of suitable analgesics for mice in bone-linked models is limited. Here, we evaluated two analgesics - Tramadol [0.1 mg/ml (Tlow) vs.
Buttgereit, Frank, Durst, Mattea, Jirkof, Paulin, Klopfleisch, Robert, Lang, Annemarie, Palme, Rupert, Schmidt-Bleek, Katharina, Thöne-Reineke, Christa   +7 more
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Individual and county-level factors associated with use of multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies to obtain opioid prescriptions in California. [PDF]

, 2012
Use of multiple prescribers and pharmacies is a means by which some individuals misuse opioids. Community characteristics may be important determinants of the likelihood of this phenomenon independent of individual-level factors. This was a retrospective
Han, Huijun, Kass, Philip, Li, Chin-Shang, Wilsey, Barth   +3 more
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Predictors of shortages of opioid analgesics in the US: Are the characteristics of the drug company the missing puzzle piece?

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundShortages of opioid analgesics are increasingly common, interfere with patient care and increase healthcare cost. This study characterized the incidence of shortages of opioid analgesics in the period 2015-2019 and evaluated potential ...
Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, Mahim Naveed, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez   +2 more
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Barriers to the development of palliative care in Western Europe [PDF]

, 2010
The Eurobarometer Survey of the <i>EAPC Task Force on the Development of Palliative Care in Europe</i> is part of a programme of work to produce comprehensive information on the provision of palliative care across Europe.
A. Giordano, Bercovitch M., C. Centeno, Centeno C., Centeno C., Centeno C., D. Clark, F. Guillén, J. Rocafort, K. Hegedus, L. de Lima, Lynch T., M. Filbet, M. Wright, Martin-Moreno J., O. Belle, Polgar S., Recommendation Rec, Rocafort J., Strauss AL, T. Lynch   +20 more
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Analgesic effectiveness and tolerability of oral oxycodone/naloxone and pregabalin in patients with lung cancer and neuropathic pain. An observational analysis [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Cancer-related pain has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Combination analgesic therapy with oxycodone and pregabalin is effective for treating neuropathic cancer pain.
Borghesi, Cristina, De Santis, Stefano, Fulvi, Alberto, Giovannoni, Daniele, Marcassa, Claudio, Migliorino, Maria Rita, Ricciardi, Serena   +6 more
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