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Use of nebulized naloxone to reverse methadone overdose – A case report and review of literature

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2019
Opioid use is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA. We report a case of methadone overdose reversed with naloxone nebulization. Peripheral IV access can be difficult to obtain in patients with a history of IV drug abuse making needless ...
Muhammad Sameed, Heidi Teague
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Trends in opioid prescribing in Scandinavian countries from 2010 to 2023: Insights from multi‐metric evaluation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Monitoring opioid prescribing across different healthcare systems is essential to understanding population‐level exposure and informing global health policies. This study examined opioid utilization in Scandinavian countries between 2010 and 2023 using multiple complementary metrics, addressing the limitations of single‐metric comparisons ...
Gabriela Rolová, Svetlana Skurtveit, Marte Handal, Geana Paula Kurita, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Ingvild Odsbu, Mikael Hoffmann   +6 more
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Naloxone Administration Route in Opioid Overdose: A Review of Vermont EMS Data [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Emergency Medical System (EMS) personnel administer the direct opioid antagonist naloxone in cases of opioid overdose via intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (SQ), intraosseous (IO), or intranasal (IN) routes. Some early studies
LaMonda, Chris, MPH, O\u27Keefe, Michael, Sacco, Alden York, MPH, Trabulsy, Mario, MD, Wolfson, Daniel, MD   +4 more
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Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. [PDF]

, 2019
Alexander Tsai and co-authors discuss the role of stigma in responses to the US opioid ...
Barnett, Michael L, Beletsky, Leo, Keyes, Katherine M, Kiang, Mathew V, McGinty, Emma E, Smith, Laramie R, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Tsai, Alexander C, Venkataramani, Atheendar S, Wakeman, Sarah E   +9 more
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A comparison of intramuscular (Zimhi) and intranasal naloxone (Narcan) in reversal of fentanyl-induced apnea: a randomized, crossover, open-label trial

Nature Communications
Severe opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) can be treated with intranasal (IN) or intramuscular (IM) naloxone. It is relevant to compare their efficacy and determine the optimal strategy to restore breathing following OIRD.
Maarten A. van Lemmen, Monique van Velzen, Elise Y. Sarton, Albert Dahan, Marieke Niesters, Rutger M. van der Schrier   +5 more
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Intention to get naloxone among patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Prescription opioids have been increasingly prescribed for chronic pain while the opioid-related death rates grow. Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, is increasingly recommended in these patients, yet there is limited research that investigates ...
Yinan Huang, Ning Lyu, Shrey Gohil, Shweta Bapat, E. James Essien, J. Douglas Thornton   +5 more
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Deprescribing drugs with anticholinergic effects in older patients with increased risk of dementia in the multicomponent intervention study AgeWell.de

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Drugs with anticholinergic effects are often considered as potentially inappropriate medications, especially for older patients, and deprescribing such drugs may improve cognitive function. The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of counselling on drug risks as part of a multimodal intervention to prevent cognitive decline. Methods The AgeWell.
Laura K. Lepenies, Hanna M. Seidling, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Juliane Döhring, Martin Williamson, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Hans‐Helmut König, Jochen René Thyrian, Birgitt Wiese, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, David Czock   +14 more
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Responses of substantia gelatinosa neurons to putative neurotransmitters in an in vitro preparation of the adult rat spinal cord [PDF]

, 1983
Extracellular recordings were performed from neurons of the substantia gelatinosa (SG) in an in vitro preparation obtained from the spinal cord of adult rats. About 40% of neurons were spontaneously active.
B. Sutor, Bennett, Cervero, Cervero, Cervero, Cervero, Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Dhanjal, Dhanjal, Dubuisson, Fry, Hentall, Hunt, Hökfelt, Kumazawa, Kumazawa, Light, Miletic, Murase, Price, Ruda, Sumal, W. Zieglgänsberger, Wall, Wall, Williams, Yoshimura, Zieglgänsberger, Zieglgänsberger   +29 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro, Clémence Lacroix, Élisabeth Jouve, Élisabeth Frauger, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Exploratory Study of Suboxone (Buprenorphine/ Naloxone) Film Splitting: Cutting Methods, Content Uniformity, and Stability [PDF]

, 2019
Suboxone films are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved to treat opioid dependence. While the package insert states that films should not be cut, physicians often prescribe film fractions for treatment and tapering. There is no data to support this
Conn, Kelly, Corigliano, Anthony, DeAngelis, Michael J., Ferrara, Alexander S., Phillips, Elizabeth, Reindel, Kristin L., Zhao, Fang   +6 more
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