Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]
, 2015 Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Amanda Roxburgh +6 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 Pain treatment involves the usage of common and opioid analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and adjuvant analgesics. Traditionally, these drugs are administered systemically or into the neuraxis. However, when analgesics are applied through these pathways, they are associated with significant side effects, which can hinder its use.
Flores, Murilo Pereira +2 more
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Use of Opioids and Other Analgesics Before and After Primary Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity: A 10-Year Nationwide Study [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Objective To report the 1-year pre and postoperative analgesic use in patients undergoing primary surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) and assess risk factors for chronic postoperative opioid use.
Frederik Taylor Pitter +5 more
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Pharmacogenetics of analgesic drugs [PDF]
, 2013 • Individual variability in pain perception and differences in the efficacy of analgesic drugs are complex phenomena and are partly genetically predetermined.
Branford, R +4 more
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Patients' attitudes to analgesics and expectations of emergency care : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2009 Alleviating pain and suffering has long been a goal of health professionals. Pain has been shown to be one of the leading reasons that patients present to emergency departments (ED) throughout the world and the use of analgesics in ED's has been ...
Lemow, Jolanda Jozefa
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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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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the overall use of prescription medications among individuals with multiple sclerosis compared to the general population, with a focus on treatments beyond disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We conducted a nationwide, registry‐based study in Denmark.
Josefine Windfeld‐Mathiasen +4 more
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]
, 2016 PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre +4 more
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Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s Disease: Prevalence, Sex Differences, Regional Anatomy and Comorbidities
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.Chronic pain affected 66.2% of 10,631 individuals with Parkinson's disease, with higher prevalence and severity in females. Pain most often involved the buttocks, lower back, neck, and knees, and was linked to depression, sleep disorders, and osteoarthritis.
Natalia S. Ogonowski +13 more
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Trends in long-term prescribing of dependence forming medicines [PDF]
, 2019 Using patient-level primary care data to estimate the extent to which antidepressant medicines are prescribed to people continuously for long periods of time.
McManus, S. +3 more
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