Results 61 to 70 of about 10,950 (303)

The carbon footprint of different medication packaging items at an Australian tertiary hospital

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Medication packaging contributes significantly to the overall carbon footprint of pharmaceuticals. Packaging design and material choices greatly influence environmental impact. Aim To assess the carbon footprint of packaging for a range of medications on an Australian tertiary hospital formulary and identify opportunities to reduce ...
Michael J. Loftus, Catherine Forrester, Lewis Y. Shul, Cale Padgett, Mary Faith Cruda, Bronagh Macklin, Amy Vandenberg, Karin Leder, Michael Dooley, Scott McAlister   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid Crisis—An Emphasis on Fentanyl Analogs

Brain Sciences, 2020
Opioids are the mainstay for the management of moderate to severe pain. However, their acute use is associated with several side effects, ranging from nausea, itching, sedation, hypotension to respiratory depression, and death. Also, chronic use of these
Kabirullah Lutfy
doaj   +1 more source

Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology: Guidelines and Consensus Statement for Palliative Surgery in Oncology

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Palliative surgery in oncology aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and respect patient autonomy in advanced cancer. This study aimed to develop evidence‐based recommendations for safely indicating and performing palliative surgeries in Brazil, considering clinical, ethical, and multidisciplinary aspects.
Audrey Cabral Ferreira de Oliveira, Jordana Henz Hammes, Isabela Maria Alves de Almeida Oliva, Lara Andrade Mendes Mangieri, Ronald Enrique Delgado Bocanegra, Marcos Gonçalves Adriano Junior, Ana Caroline Fonseca Alves, Eliel Oliveira de Araujo, Jairo Cerqueira de Almeida Teixeira, Patricia Isabel Bahia Mendes Freire, Larissa de Jesus Almeida, Raquel Lacerda Dantas de Farias, Heládio Feitosa e Castro Neto, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Reitan Ribeiro, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of morphine addiction on spermatogenesis in rats

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2016
Background: There are numerous investigations on wide range of issues that disrupt regulatory spermatogenesis, individuals who are exposed to drug abuse faced infertility and immature spermatogenesis. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the
Nasrin Takzare, Esmaeil Samizadeh, Saeed Shoar, Masoumeh Majidi Zolbin, Mohammad Naderan, Ali Lashkari, Azam Bakhtiarian   +6 more
doaj  

The central nervous system depressant activities of Mycotoxin MT81 and its Acetylated and Benzoylated analogues [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008
Mycotoxin MT81 isolated from Penicillium nigricans and its two structural derivatives viz. Acetylated MT81 (AcMT81) and Benzoylated MT81 (BzMT81) show antimicrobial activities as well as cause hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity.
Sujata Maiti Choudhury
doaj  

Ultrasound‐Guided Liposomal vs. Conventional Bupivacaine Erector Spinae Plane Block Plus Gabapentin for Postherpetic Neuralgia

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to compare efficacy and safety of ultrasound‐guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) using liposomal (LB) versus conventional bupivacaine (CB), each plus standardized gabapentin, in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). A total of 116 PHN patients were randomized to ESPB‐LB or ESPB‐CB; both groups received standardized ...
Xia‐Jing Xu, Li‐Juan Liu, Fa‐Ming Xu, Xiang‐Yu Fang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct Ambient Mass Spectrometry for Food, Beverage, and Agricultural Sample Analysis and Research

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ambient and direct mass spectrometry (MS) methods are becoming increasingly used for the rapid analysis of food, beverage and agricultural samples. Novel ionization approaches combined with targeted, or untargeted workflows provide analytical outcomes within a greatly reduced time period compared to traditional separation science coupled with ...
Leigh M. Schmidtke, Liang Jiang, Morphy Dumlao, William A. Donald   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Emerging New Paradigm in Opioid Withdrawal: A Critical Role for Glia-Neuron Signaling in the Periaqueductal Gray

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
The chronic use of opiates (i.e., narcotics such as the natural derivatives of opium including morphine or codeine) or opioids (i.e., semisynthetic derivatives of opium and other molecules that activate opioid receptors) induces dependence, which is ...
Handong Ouyang, Shue Liu, Weian Zeng, Roy C. Levitt, Keith A. Candiotti, Shuanglin Hao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biased Opioid Ligands

Molecules, 2020
Achieving effective pain management is one of the major challenges associated with modern day medicine. Opioids, such as morphine, have been the reference treatment for moderate to severe acute pain not excluding chronic pain modalities.
Abdelfattah Faouzi, Balazs R. Varga, Susruta Majumdar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Injury, Depression, and PTSD Mediate the Relationships Between Latent Profiles of Cumulative Lifetime Violence and Chronic Pain Disability in Men?

Research in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Knowledge of association between violence and chronic pain in men is limited by neglect of violence experiences as perpetrator, disregard of heterogeneity in cumulative lifetime violence severity (CLVS), weak understanding of mediation pathways, and inattention to social determinants of health (SDOH).
Judith Wuest, Sue O'Donnell, Kelly Scott‐Storey, Charlene D. Vincent, Jeannie Malcolm   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source