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Methadone treatment for opiate dependent patients in general practice and specialist clinic settings : outcomes at one-year follow-up [PDF]
Few studies have investigated methadone maintenance treatment of opiate dependent patients in primary health care settings compared to specialist clinic settings.
Petitjean Gottfried, Sylvie
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CYP2D6‐Guided Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Multi‐Center Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
The analgesic effectiveness of several opioids depends on CYP2D6‐mediated metabolism to more active opioid receptor agonists. CYP2D6 activity is impacted by genetic variability and medications that inhibit CYP2D6. We conducted a pragmatic, multi‐center, randomized, controlled trial to determine whether CYP2D6‐guided opioid prescribing improves chronic ...
Todd C. Skaar +255 more
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Perceived barriers to methadone maintenance treatment among Iranian opioid users
Background Opioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of ...
Maryam Khazaee-Pool +5 more
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Background: Postoperative pain control is an important aspect in the recovery of patients. Recent literature suggests that the extended half-life of methadone may reduce overall opioid utilization in postoperative patients.
Nathan S Kau
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Post‐mortem blood drug concentrations exhibit substantial overlap between deaths in which a drug was implicated and those in which it was not. Analysis of over 58,000 NPSUM cases demonstrates that demographic stratification does not resolve this uncertainty, reinforcing the need for contextual, evidence‐based interpretation rather than concentration ...
Thikra Algahtani +6 more
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Confidence in providing methadone maintenance treatment of primary care providers in Vietnam
Background Delivering methadone treatment in community health facilities by primary care providers is a task-shifting strategy to expand access to drug use treatment, especially in rural mountainous areas.
Bich Diep Nguyen +5 more
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Introduction: Methadone is an opioid-sparing opioid and it is increasingly used in children undergoing surgery due to its beneficial effects on postoperative pain scores, decreased opioid requirements, and fewer adverse effects compared to other opioids.
Brian Blasiole +7 more
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Methadone is a synthetic opioid used as an analgesic and for the treatment of opioid abuse disorder. The analgesic dose in the pediatric population is not well‐defined.
Blessed W. Aruldhas +8 more
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Short‐term codeine administration (1–3 days) caused individual alterations in Athlete Biological Passport steroid markers, including elevated urinary T/E ratios and decreased serum testosterone concentrations below individual thresholds, despite no significant changes at the group level.
Alexander Andersson +5 more
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The Role of Nitrous Oxide (“Laughing Gas”) in DUID Cases and Its Impact on Driving Fitness
A total number of 39 cases of driving under the influence of nitrous oxide were investigated. Plasma concentrations of 0.22 to 17 mL/L (median:3.7 mL/L) were measured in blood samples withdrawn 38 to 144 min (median: 85 min) after control via Headspace‐GC–MS.
L. Lucuta +4 more
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