Results 11 to 20 of about 52,946 (303)
PAIN Reports, 2022 . Introduction:. The opioid epidemic persists in the United States. The use of opioid medications is often assessed by claims data but potentially underestimated. Objectives:.
Yun Wang +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2015 Chronic pain is an international health issue of immense importance that is influenced by both physical and psychological factors. Opioids are useful in treating chronic pain but have accompanying complications. It is important for clinicians to understand the basics of opioid pharmacology, the benefits and adverse effects of opioids, and related ...
Robert N. Jamison, Jianren Mao
openaire +3 more sources
Management of Opioid Analgesic Overdose [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 The rate of opioid analgesic overdose is proportional to the number of opioid prescriptions and the dose prescribed. This review considers the epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of opioid analgesic overdose.
Douglas C. Throckmorton +2 more
openaire +9 more sources
Orofacial pain in oncology: use of a new analgesic peptide tafalgin
Опухоли головы и шеи, 2023 In patients with head and neck tumors severe pain is more common than in patients with malignant neoplasms of other locations. At a third of patients, pain is the first characteristic of the disease, and after diagnosis, one half of the patients are ...
G. R. Abuzarova +6 more
doaj +1 more source
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Many central nervous system (CNS) medications are considered potentially inappropriate for prescribing in older people; however, these medications are common in polypharmacy (≥5 medicines) regimens.
Natasha Slater +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Recent Chemical and Pharmacological Developments on 14-Oxygenated-N-methylmorphinan-6-ones
Molecules, 2021 Adequate pain management, particularly chronic pain, remains a major challenge associated with modern-day medicine. Current pharmacotherapy offers unsatisfactory long-term solutions due to serious side effects related to the chronic administration of ...
Mariana Spetea, Helmut Schmidhammer
doaj +1 more source
Prague Medical Report, 2013 The aim of prospective study was to evaluate the pain relief in the postoperative period and consumption of opioid and non-opioid analgesics as a risk factor of the anastomotic insufficiency after rectal and rectosigmoideal resection for carcinoma ...
S. Adámek +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Novel Synthetic Opioids (NSO) Use in Opioid Dependents Entering Detoxification Treatment
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 IntroductionOver the last decade, the use of New/Novel Synthetic Opioids (NSO) has emerged as an increasing problem, and especially so in the USA. However, only little is known about the prevalence and history of NSO use in European heroin dependents ...
Michael Specka +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2018 Aim Cancer pain impairs not only physical functions but also social functions and roles. Consequently, the overall health‐related quality of life of patients with cancer pain deteriorates. Opioid analgesics are recommended for treating moderate to strong
Yaeko Yokoshima +11 more
doaj +1 more source
Clinically important drug interactions with opioid and non-opioid analgesics [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2018 Patients often seek advise from doctors and pharmacists about pain treatment. Opioid and non-opioid analgesics are the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of pain, but they have potential for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic drug-drug ...
Vezmar-Kovačević Sandra +4 more
doaj +1 more source