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Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Among the symptoms of COVID-19 fever, general malaise, pain and aches, myalgia, fatigue, and headache can affect the quality of life of patients, even after the end of the acute phase of the infection and can be long lasting.
Antonio Metastasio, Antonio Metastasio, Elisabeth Prevete, Darshan Singh, Oliver Grundmann, Walter C. Prozialeck, Charles Veltri, Giuseppe Bersani, Ornella Corazza, Ornella Corazza   +9 more
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The Association Between Opioid-Related Industry Payments and Opioid Prescribing at the Individual and Ecological Level in Pennsylvania [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: to understand how industry payments related to opioid products are associated with opioid prescribing in Pennsylvania. Methods: we merged the Open Payments data, Medicare Part D public use file, and Dartmouth Hospital Atlas of Health Care ...
George, PhD, MS, Brandon, King, MPHc, John Henri, McIntire, PhD, MPH, Russell K.   +2 more
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Medication Use in Multiple Sclerosis: A Population‐Based Comparison With the General Danish Population

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the overall use of prescription medications among individuals with multiple sclerosis compared to the general population, with a focus on treatments beyond disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We conducted a nationwide, registry‐based study in Denmark.
Josefine Windfeld‐Mathiasen, Henrik Horwitz, Ida M. Heerfordt, Elisabeth Framke, Melinda Magyari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicaid expansion and treatment for opioid use disorders in Oregon: an interrupted time-series analysis

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019
Background The study examined the association of the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 Medicaid expansion on the use of psychosocial services and pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorders among Oregon Medicaid recipients.
Dennis McCarty, Yifan Gu, John W. McIlveen, Bonnie K. Lind   +3 more
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Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s Disease: Prevalence, Sex Differences, Regional Anatomy and Comorbidities

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Chronic pain affected 66.2% of 10,631 individuals with Parkinson's disease, with higher prevalence and severity in females. Pain most often involved the buttocks, lower back, neck, and knees, and was linked to depression, sleep disorders, and osteoarthritis.
Natalia S. Ogonowski, Freddy Chafota, Fangyuan Cao, Amanda Wei Yin Lim, Victor Flores‐Ocampo, Santiago Díaz‐Torres, Zuriel Ceja, Luis M. García‐Marín, Scott F. Farrell, Kishore R. Kumar, Jane Alty, George D. Mellick, Trung Thành Ngô, Miguel E. Rentería   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cannabis combined with oxycodone for pain relief in fibromyalgia pain: a randomized clinical self-titration trial with focus on adverse events

Frontiers in Pain Research
ObjectivesWe determined whether adding cannabis to oxycodone for chronic non-cancer pain management could reduce treatment-related adverse effects (AEs) while maintaining effective analgesia.MethodsIn this open-label study, fibromyalgia patients aged ≥18 
Cornelis Jan van Dam, Cornelis Jan van Dam, Cornelis Kramers, Cornelis Kramers, Cornelis Kramers, Arnt Schellekens, Arnt Schellekens, Arnt Schellekens, Arnt Schellekens, Marcel Bouvy, Marcel Bouvy, Eveline van Dorp, Eveline van Dorp, Mikael A. Kowal, Erik Olofsen, Albert Dahan, Albert Dahan, Albert Dahan, Albert Dahan, Marieke Niesters, Marieke Niesters, Marieke Niesters, Monique van Velzen, Monique van Velzen   +23 more
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A pharmacist-led opioid de-escalation program after completion of chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundPersistent opioid use frequently leads to substantial negative impacts on quality of life, and as the outlook for numerous cancer types continues to improve, these complications become increasingly crucial.
Ai Horinouchi, Ai Horinouchi, Tomohiro Enokida, Shinya Suzuki, Hayato Kamata, Asumi Kaneko, Chihiro Matsuyama, Chihiro Matsuyama, Takao Fujisawa, Yuri Ueda, Yuri Ueda, Kazue Ito, Kazue Ito, Susumu Okano, Toshikatsu Kawasaki, Makoto Tahara   +15 more
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The Efficacy of Peripheral Opioid Antagonists in Opioid-Induced Constipation and Postoperative Ileus: A Systematic Review of the Literature. [PDF]

, 2017
Opioid-induced constipation has a negative impact on quality of life for patients with chronic pain and can affect more than a third of patients. A related but separate entity is postoperative ileus, which is an abnormal pattern of gastrointestinal ...
Baratta, Jaime L., Grant, Alexander E., McNulty, Stephen E., Schwenk, Eric S., Torjman, Marc C., Viscusi, Eugene R.   +5 more
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Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Practices of Dental Professionals in the United States [PDF]

, 2017
The prescription of opioid analgesics by dental professionals is widespread in the United States. Policy makers, government agencies, and professional organizations consider this phenomenon a growing public health concern.
Okunseri, Christopher, Okunseri, Elaye, Steinmetz, C. N., Szabo, Aniko, Zheng, C.   +4 more
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Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Narrative Review

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox, Saeed Farooq, Helen Twohig, Ian C. Scott   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source