Background Economic evaluation normally requires information to be collected on outcome improvement using utility values. This is often not collected during the treatment of substance use disorders making cost-effectiveness evaluations of therapy ...
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Itraconazole-induced Torsade de Pointes in a patient receiving methadone substitution therapy [PDF]
Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings.
Narayanan, S. +2 more
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Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs. [PDF]
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the impact of needle/syringe programmes with and without opiate substitution therapy (OST) on the incidence of HCV infection among people who inject ...
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A comprehensive overview on Kratom [PDF]
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) is a tropical tree, indigenous to South East Asia. Historically, the plant is locally used as a stimulant, a remedy in traditional medicine and in social context.
Acciavatti, T. +18 more
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Evaluation of the analgesic effect of 4-anilidopiperidine scaffold containing ureas and carbamates [PDF]
Fentanyl is a powerful opiate analgesic typically used for the treatment of severe and chronic pain, but its prescription is strongly limited by the well-documented side-effects.
Benyhe, Sa ́ndor +18 more
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HIV treatment access and scale-up for delivery of opiate substitution therapy with buprenorphine for IDUs in Ukraine—programme description and policy implications [PDF]
R. Douglas Bruce +3 more
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Background Opioid dependence, characterised by socio economic disadvantage and significant morbidity and mortality, remains a major public health problem in Ireland. Through the methadone treatment protocol (MTP), Irish general practice has been a leader
Ide Delargy +2 more
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Combination therapy with venlafaxine and carbamazepine in depressive patients non-responding to venlafaxine : pharmacokinetic and clinical aspects [PDF]
Résumé L'antidépresseur chiral venlafaxine (VEN) est à la fois un inhibiteur de la récapture de la sérotonine et de la noradrénaline. Le CYP2D6 et le CYP3A4 contribuent à son métabolisme stéreosélectif.
Ciusani, E.
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A clinical study of opioid substitution therapy in a tertiary care center of Eastern India
Background: Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is an evidence-based intervention for opiate-dependent persons that replaces illicit drug use with medically prescribed, orally administered opiates such as buprenorphine and methadone.
Satyakam Mohapatra +2 more
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From Drug War to Culture War: Russia’s Growing Role in the Global Drug Debate [PDF]
No abstract ...
Marshall, Alexander
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