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PAIN Reports, 2018 . Introduction:. Cognitive performance and inflammation are altered in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Yet, the magnitude of these changes has been unclear because of the potential influence of opioid analgesics. Objectives:.
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Impact of a Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Prescription of Opioid Analgesics by Dentists. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) are statewide databases that collect data on prescription of controlled substances. New York State mandates prescribers to consult the PDMP registry before prescribing a controlled substance such as opioid ...
Linda Rasubala +4 more
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Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics: summary of recommendations
Medical Journal of Australia, 2023 Long term opioids are commonly prescribed to manage pain. Dose reduction or discontinuation (deprescribing) can be challenging, even when the potential harms of continuation outweigh the perceived benefits.
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Opioid analgesics for nociceptive cancer pain: A comprehensive review
Ca, 2023 Pain is one of the most burdensome symptoms in people with cancer, and opioid analgesics are considered the mainstay of cancer pain management. For this review, the authors evaluated the efficacy and toxicities of opioid analgesics compared with placebo,
Christina Abdel Shaheed +8 more
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Pain, Opioid Analgesics, and Cognition: A Conceptual Framework in Older Adults.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2022 Chronic pain is highly prevalent in older adults and is associated with poor functional outcomes. Further, opioid analgesics are commonly utilized for the treatment of pain in older adults despite well-described adverse effects. Importantly, both chronic
N. Warner +6 more
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JAMA Network Open, 2021 Key Points Question How has prescribing of opioid analgesics and buprenorphine for opioid use disorder changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings This cross-sectional study analyzed prescriptions from 90 420 353 patients and found that from March
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Strategies towards safer opioid analgesics—A review of old and upcoming targets
British Journal of Pharmacology, 2021 Opioids continue to be of use for the treatment of pain. Most clinically used analgesics target the μ opioid receptor whose activation results in adverse effects like respiratory depression, addiction and abuse liability.
Balazs R. Varga +2 more
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Prenatal Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes
Epidemiology, 2021 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: It is unclear whether confounding accounts for the increased risk of preterm birth and small for gestational age (SGA) birth in opioid analgesic exposed pregnancies.
Susan B. Brogly +5 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 BackgroundOwing to their pharmacological properties the use of opioid analgesics carries a risk of abuse and dependence, which are associated with a wide range of personal, social, and medical problems.
Christian Rauschert +8 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 +4 more
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