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ER/LA Opioid Analgesics REMS: Overview of Ongoing Assessments of Its Progress and Its Impact on Health Outcomes

open access: yesPain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2017
Objective. Opioid abuse is a serious public health concern. In response, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids was necessary to ensure ...
M. Cepeda   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of analgesic effects and patient tolerability of nabilone and dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain: randomised, crossover, double blind study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
<b>Objective</b>: To compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone with those of the weak opioid dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain.
Frank, B.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Low‐dose cannabidiol increases plasma concentrations of amitriptyline: A clinical drug–drug interaction study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non‐intoxicating compound from the cannabis plant, is regularly used by patients with chronic pain who also take analgesics. CBD has previously been shown to inhibit CYP‐mediated drug metabolism. This study aimed to characterize the potential pharmacokinetic interaction of CBD with amitriptyline and tramadol ...
Andriy A. Gorbenko   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of pioglitazone, a PPARγ receptor agonist, on the abuse liability of oxycodone among nondependent opioid users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Aims: Activation of PPARγ by pioglitazone (PIO) has shown some efficacy in attenuating addictive-like responses in laboratory animals. The ability of PIO to alter the effects of opioids in humans has not been characterized in a controlled laboratory ...
Alonzo   +74 more
core   +1 more source

Variations in Human Trigeminal and Facial Nerve Branches and Foramina Identified by Dissection and Microcomputed Tomography

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves (FNs) relevant to surgical incisions and injections and the scalp block techniques in the frontotemporal region, and to determine their relationships with superficial vascular structures and bony landmarks.
Hannah L. Grimes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Serious Infections Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Self‐Controlled Case Series Study

open access: yesArthritis & Rheumatology, 2016
Animal studies and in vitro human studies suggest that certain opioid analgesics impair crucial immune functions. This study was undertaken to determine whether opioid use is associated with increased risk of serious infection in patients with rheumatoid
Andrew D. Wiese   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Designing an automated clinical decision support system to match clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background Opioid prescribing for chronic pain is common and controversial, but recommended clinical practices are followed inconsistently in many clinical settings.
AP Farmer   +44 more
core   +3 more sources

Update on medication-overuse headache and its treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
OPINION STATEMENT: Medication-overuse headache-i.e., a too-frequent consumption of acute headache medications leading to increased headache frequency and reduced effectiveness of acute and preventive treatments-is a serious medical condition whose ...
Giamberardino MA   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Research progress on the depth of anesthesia monitoring based on the electroencephalogram

open access: yesIbrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 32-43, Spring 2025.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) can noninvasive, continuous, and real‐time monitor the state of brain electrical activity, and the monitoring of EEG can reflect changes in the depth of anesthesia (DOA). The development of artificial intelligence can enable anesthesiologists to extract, analyze, and quantify DOA from complex EEG data.
Xiaolan He, Tingting Li, Xiao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription opioid analgesics in the management of chronic noncancer pain.

open access: yesPain Management, 2016
Misuse, abuse and diversion of prescription opioid analgesics represent a global public health concern. The development of abuse-deterrent formulations (ADFs) of prescription opioid analgesics is an important step toward reducing abuse and diversion of ...
M. Hale   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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