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Opioid peptide-derived analgesics [PDF]

The AAPS Journal, 2005
Two recent developments of opioid peptide-based analgesics are reviewed. The first part of the review discusses the dermorphin-derived, cationic-aromatic tetrapeptide H-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH(2) ([Dmt(1)]DALDA, where Dmt indicates 2',6'-dimethyltyrosine), which showed subnanomolar mu receptor binding affinity, extraordinary mu receptor selectivity, and ...
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Gamma‐aminobutyric acid transaminase genetic polymorphism is a candidate locus for responsiveness to opioid analgesics in patients with cancer pain: An exploratory study

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, Masahiko Sumitani, Daisuke Nishizawa, Makoto Nagashima, Kazutaka Ikeda, Ryoji Kato, Jun Hozumi, Hiroaki Abe, Kenji Azuma, Rikuhei Tsuchida, Yoshitsugu Yamada, Japanese TR‐Cancer Pain Research Group   +11 more
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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, Thomas Kuhlmann, Udo Bonnet, Jürgen Sawazki, Luzia Schaaf, Stefan Kühnhold, Renate Steinert, Torsten Grigoleit, Helmut Eich, Benita Zeiske, Antje Niedersteberg, Katharina Steiner, Fabrizio Schifano, Norbert Scherbaum   +13 more
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RETRACTED: Clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction between two triple‐therapy regimens in treating neuropathic pain: A real‐world data

Ibrain, EarlyView., 2023
This study compared the clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction of Pregabalin and Gabapentin triple therapy for neuropathic pain in a real‐world setting. The primary outcome measured the reduction in mean Self‐Administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain score value from baseline to 12 weeks posttreatment.
Nithya Raju, Samyuktha Villavan, Saranya Ravi, Roja Murugesan, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Vennila Jaganathan, Redlin Jani Rajan, Krupanidhi Karunanithi   +7 more
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The effect of opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and opioid agonist treatment on mortality risk among opioid-dependent people.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Background As dispensings for benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids have increased in recent years, risk of increased mortality has been identified, particularly when used with opioids. There is limited research examining use of these medicines among people
Chrianna Bharat, Natasa Gisev, Sebastiano Barbieri, Tim Dobbins, Sarah Larney, Michael Farrell, Louisa Degenhardt   +6 more
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Prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics in residents of aged care facilities

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2019
Objective: Optimal pain management in residents requires an understanding of prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics. This study aimed to describe opioid administration for elderly residents in a selection of aged care facilities.
Areej Numan Hussein, Lynne Emmerton
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Predictors of shortages of opioid analgesics in the US: Are the characteristics of the drug company the missing puzzle piece?

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundShortages of opioid analgesics are increasingly common, interfere with patient care and increase healthcare cost. This study characterized the incidence of shortages of opioid analgesics in the period 2015-2019 and evaluated potential ...
Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, Mahim Naveed, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez   +2 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
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Analgesic use among the Brazilian population: Results from the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines (PNAUM).

PLoS ONE, 2019
PurposeTo estimate the prevalence of use of analgesics in Brazil; and to characterize this use, according to sociodemographic and health-related characteristics.MethodsA cross-sectional population-based study (National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion
Tatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol, Andréia Turmina Fontanella, Maria Beatriz Cardoso Ferreira, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Rogerio Boff Borges, Sotero Serrate Mengue   +5 more
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Phosphorylation-deficient G-protein-biased μ-opioid receptors improve analgesia and diminish tolerance but worsen opioid side effects

Nature Communications, 2019
Tolerance and other side effects are important limitations to the use of opioids as analgesics. In this study, the authors generated mice lacking phosphorylation sites on the µ-opioid receptor to assess their contribution to the analgesic, tolerance and ...
A. Kliewer, F. Schmiedel, S. Sianati, A. Bailey, J. T. Bateman, E. S. Levitt, J. T. Williams, M. J. Christie, S. Schulz   +8 more
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