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Exploring the intravenous narcotics and controlled drugs wastage and their financial impact: A descriptive single-center study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
The objectives of this study were to explore the wastage of narcotics and controlled medications and, their financial impact in a tertiary care setting over a one-year period.The study period was of one year, i.e., October 2020 - September 2021. The venue of study was a tertiary care hospital.
Azfar Athar Ishaqui, Abdullah Al Qahtani, Md. Ashraful Islam, Ibrahim Al Dossary, Muhammad Bilal Maqsood, Abdulaziz Al Dulaijan, Fahad Al Jowesim, Abdulaziz Salem Shafi Alshammari, Dhfer Mahdi AlShayban, Muhammad Taher Alsultan, Syed Azizullah Ghori, Salah-Ud-Din Khan, Faisal Yamin, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal   +13 more
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The efficacy and safety of non-narcotic anesthesia in obstetrics and gynecology surgeries: a systematic review [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2023
Introduction: Researchers have always been investigating the non-narcotic medications for obstetrics and gynecology surgeries. The present study was performed with aim to investigate the efficacy and safety of using anesthesia without narcotics compared ...
Mohammad Hoseynipouya, Ahmad Rastgarian, Navid Kalani, Naser Hatami, Mohammad Hasan Damshenas, Somayeh Mehrpour   +5 more
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Addressing the Global Tragedy of Needless Pain: Rethinking the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs [PDF]

, 2007
The lack of medical availability of effective pain medication is an enduring and expanding global health calamity. Despite important medical advances, pain remains severely under-treated worldwide, particularly in developing countries.
Allyn L. Taylor, Birnie, Chayes, Cole, De Lima, Farmer, Foley, Joranson, Raustiala, Scholten, Szasz, Taylor   +11 more
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The Road towards the Responsible and Safe Legalization of Cannabis Use in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018
Introduction: Recently, the world has seen examples of the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes. Due to the diversity of experiences in progress, it is urgent to analyze the impacts of this legalization, from a public health perspective ...
Ricardo Baptista-Leite, Lisa Ploeg
doaj   +1 more source

Capabilities of Forensic Molecular Genetic Analysis in Establishing the Taxonomic Affiliation of Objects of Plant Origin

Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2021
The control over the circulation of plants containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances (or their precursors) is one of the most critical aspects of the fight against drug crime.
G. G. Omel'yanyuk, O. B. Gradusova, I. V. Storozhenko, A. A. Rybakova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic Literature Review of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Back Pain Without Prior Spine Surgery

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objective Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and one of the most common reasons for seeking healthcare. Despite numerous care strategies, patients with low back pain continue to exhibit poor outcomes. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an evidence‐based therapeutic modality for patients with failed back surgery syndrome ...
Jan M. Eckermann, Julie G. Pilitsis, Christopher Vannaboutathong, Belinda J. Wagner, Rose Province‐Azalde, Markus A. Bendel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the main factors affecting the distribution of narcotic drugs with a qualitative approach

Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management, 2023
Background: Narcotic drugs are used as an effective analgesic in diseases such as cancers and malignancies after surgery and addiction treatment. The available data show that the burden of addiction in Iranian society is not decreasing despite several ...
Hossein Rastegar, Elham Moharamzade, Mohammad Abbaszade   +2 more
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Suicide in Narcotic Drugs Dependents [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2012
Background: The problem of addiction is one of the four global crises. These patients are more vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the risk of suicide in drug dependent patients.
Alireza Ghaffari Nejad, Ali Mehdizadeh Zare Anari, Fatemeh Pouya, Mahdieh Mashroteh   +3 more
doaj  

Addressing wholesale distributor barriers to buprenorphine access: Consensus recommendations from the PhARM-OUD expert panel

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Objective: Less than one-in-four patients with opioid use disorder receive opioid agonist treatment. This is in part due to the fact that less than 60 % of pharmacies stock and dispense buprenorphine products for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD)
Tyler J. Varisco, Douglas Thornton, Taha Hussain, Hannah Fish, Joshua Bolin, David Dadiomov, Ekere J. Essien, Matthew A. Wanat, Diane Ginsburg, Jeanne Waggener, Jeffrey P. Bratberg, Bethany DiPaula, Lucas G. Hill   +12 more
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O uso do Twitter como minerador de eventos adversos de medicamentos de combate à malária: o caso da doxiciclina

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2019
Durante o período de pós-comercialização, quando medicamentos são usados por grandes populações e por períodos de tempo maiores, eventos adversos (EA) inesperados podem ocorrer, o que pode alterar a relação risco-benefício dos medicamentos o suficiente ...
Felipe Vieira Duval, Fabrício Alves Barbosa da Silva   +1 more
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