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Pain medication associated with decreased physical performance and rehabilitation progress [PDF]

PAIN Reports
. Introduction:. The effects of pain medication on physical performance in chronic pain are poorly understood. We examined the association between analgesics and physical performance in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) requiring ...
Lara Mendes Fernandes, Philippe Vuistiner, Cyrille Burrus, Michel Konzelmann, Bertrand Léger, Marie Besson, François Luthi   +6 more
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Opioid Analgesics [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2015
Chronic pain is an international health issue of immense importance that is influenced by both physical and psychological factors. Opioids are useful in treating chronic pain but have accompanying complications. It is important for clinicians to understand the basics of opioid pharmacology, the benefits and adverse effects of opioids, and related ...
Robert N, Jamison, Jianren, Mao
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The use of analgesics and risk of self-medication in an urban population sample: cross-sectional study [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2020
Background and objectives: There are few data in the literature characterizing the pattern of analgesic use in Latin American countries, including Brazil.
Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros, Marco A. Marchetti Calonego, Rannier F. Mendes, Raphael A.M. Castro, João F.G. Faria, Stella A. Trivellato, Rodney S. Cavalcante, Fernanda B. Fukushima, Adriano Dias   +8 more
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Causal effects of opioids on postpartum depression: a bidirectional, two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundPostpartum depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in pregnant women during the postpartum period and requires early detection and treatment.
Yage Jiang, Donglei Wei, Yubo Xie, Yubo Xie   +3 more
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National drug utilization trend of analgesics in China: an analysis of procurement data at 793 public hospitals from 2013 to 2018

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2021
Background This research aimed to evaluate analgesic utilization in public hospitals from 2013 to 2018 by analyzing the procurement data of 793 hospitals in China.
Honghao Shi, Xianwen Chen, Xueli Liu, He Zhu, Fei Yu, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Wai Sin Chan, Hao Hu, Sheng Han   +8 more
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Postoperative Pain, Analgesic Choices, and Ileus: A Snapshot from a Teaching Hospital in a Developing Country

The Surgery Journal, 2022
Background Pain relief can be achieved by diversity of methods with analgesics being the basic form of treatment. Analgesic safety and clinical effectiveness are the core factors in determining the analgesic of choice.
Ameer Al-Jasim, Alaa A. Aldujaili, Ghaith Al-Abbasi, Hasan Al-Abbasi, Saif Al-Sahee   +4 more
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Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Sufficient analgesia is an obligation, but oligoanalgesia (NRS> 3) is frequently observed prehospitally. Potent analgesics may cause severe adverse events.
Christopher Rugg, Simon Woyke, Wolfgang Voelckel, Peter Paal, Mathias Ströhle   +4 more
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Peripheralization Strategies Applied to Morphinans and Implications for Improved Treatment of Pain

Molecules, 2023
Opioids are considered the most effective analgesics for the treatment of moderate to severe acute and chronic pain. However, the inadequate benefit/risk ratio of currently available opioids, together with the current ‘opioid crisis’, warrant ...
Helmut Schmidhammer, Mahmoud Al-Khrasani, Susanna Fürst, Mariana Spetea   +3 more
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Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013–2017): a prospective cohort study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Dispensations of opioid analgesics to patients on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) may increase the risk of overdoses. The current study’s objectives are to investigate the dispensation rates and mean daily doses of dispensed opioid analgesics ...
Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Christer Aas, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes   +4 more
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Sex differences in psychotropic and analgesic drug use before and after initiating treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background/aimsThe aim was to explore the impact of sex on prevalence, patterns and trends in the prescription of psychotropics and analgesics in users of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), before and after AChEI initiation, compared to the ...
Anne Sverdrup Efjestad, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Vidar Hjellvik, Knut Engedal, Hege Salvesen Blix   +4 more
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