Results 91 to 100 of about 58,733 (293)

Patient and Prescriber characteristics associated with return to daily-dispense methadone: A multilevel cohort study.

PLOS Mental Health
Early in the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic, modified clinical guidance recommended the provision of take-home methadone doses for those previously ineligible to facilitate social distancing.
Ria Garg, Shaleesa Ledlie, Daniel McCormack, Nikki Bozinoff, Jennifer Wyman, Beth Sproule, Pamela Leece, Mina Tadrous, Ashley Smoke, Charlotte Munro, Tara Gomes   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methadone-involved overdose deaths in urban and rural communities before and after the public health emergency flexibilities for methadone take-home doses

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: To mitigate COVID-19 exposure risks in methadone clinics, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a temporary modification of regulations in March 2020 to permit extended take-home methadone doses: up to ...
Rebecca Arden Harris, Judith A. Long, Yuhua Bao, Henry R. Kranzler, Jeanmarie Perrone, David S. Mandell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opioid Prescribing Changes in Advanced Cancer Before and After Withdrawal of Hydromorphone Slow‐Release Tablets

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
Hydromorphone slow‐release tablet withdrawal from the Australian market altered opioid prescribing patterns in advanced cancer pain. Methadone use increased by nearly 50% and median doses doubled. There may be a need to tailor clinician training on safe and effective use of methadone and other opioids as appropriate. ABSTRACT Aim Ongoing disruptions to
Aaron K. Wong, Helen McManus, Sara Vogrin, Youseph Dib, Monnette Samo, Jonathan La, Brian Le, Jennifer Philip   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Epidemiological Investigation of Deaths from Methadone Poisoning in Corpses Referred to the Forensic Medicine Center of Isfahan Province from 2019 to 2022 [PDF]

تحقیقات نظام سلامت
Background: Despite the rising death rate associated with methadone abuse, this drug continues to be utilized in most addiction treatment clinics as a maintenance therapy for managing drug dependence.
Leila Giahchin, Maryam Tirani, Seyed Kamal Fotouhi, Mansour Firoozbakht, Leila Karimian, Mahboubeh Hojati   +5 more
doaj  

Intraoperative Low-Dose Methadone for Pediatric Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Children
Background: Posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis causes significant postoperative pain and high opioid requirements. Methadone, with dual μ- and κ-opioid agonism and NMDA antagonism, provides long-acting analgesia and may ...
Roshni Cheema, Kristina Boyd, Mihaela Visoiu, Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin, Scott E. Licata, Ruth Ressler, Vishali Veeramreddy, Shraddha Sriram, Selena Rashid, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, Paul Hoffmann   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of pre‐operative opioid use disorder and postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Opioid use disorder may increase the risk of adverse postoperative outcomes, but the magnitude and consistency of this association remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the impact of opioid use disorder on postoperative outcomes across surgical populations.
Dereje Zewdu Assefa, Ting Xia, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Monica Jung, Suzanne Nielsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Report of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome during Methadone Therapy

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2022
Background and Objective: Methadone is an opioid agonist used for the treatment of addiction to opioid drugs. Toxic leukoencephalopathy can cause serious problem and even be life-threatening.
MJ Nasr, AH Zohrevand, D Hosseini Talari, A Alizadeh Khatir   +3 more
doaj  

Methadone and its effect on QTc prolongation. [PDF]

, 2009
Dear Editor – Methadone is a synthetic opioid which has been successful used in treating heroin addiction and chronic pain syndrome in palliative care for more than 30 years.
Keenan, Eamon, McCarthy, Catherine, Hussey, Deirdre   +2 more
core  

The Impact of Common Medications on Male Fertility: An Updated Systematic Review

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Compared with those of cytotoxic treatments, the potential effects of common medications on the fertility of men trying to conceive currently or planning to conceive in the future are less well described. The use of common medications may modify the gonadotropic axis, spermatogenesis, and epididymal maturation or alter male ...
Lina Jebli, Salomé Gallissian, Roxanne Barèges, Félicia Fournier, Catherine Metzler‐Guillemain, Ségolène Prades, Fanny Magnan‐Sebag, Jeanne Perrin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Application of a Neonatal Delirium Screening Tool: A Feasibility Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims The aims were as follows: (1) to adapt the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms—Paediatric Delirium (SOS‐PD) screening tool for use in neonates (SOS‐ND), (2) to estimate the accuracy of SOS‐ND (used by nurses) compared to assessment by a child psychiatrist using an adapted version of Vanderbilt Assessment of Delirium in Infants and ...
Rikke Louise Stenkjaer, Ingrid Egerod, Mala Moszkowicz, Erwin Ista, Gorm Greisen, Lise Aunsholt, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Suzanne Forsyth Herling   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source