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Trends in opioid prescribing in Scandinavian countries from 2010 to 2023: Insights from multi‐metric evaluation

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Monitoring opioid prescribing across different healthcare systems is essential to understanding population‐level exposure and informing global health policies. This study examined opioid utilization in Scandinavian countries between 2010 and 2023 using multiple complementary metrics, addressing the limitations of single‐metric comparisons ...
Gabriela Rolová   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new extended release formulation (OROS®) of hydromorphone in the management of pain

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2008
Sharon M WeinsteinUniversity of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USAAbstract: Opioid analgesics are essential in the treatment of moderate to severe cancer-related pain.
Sharon M Weinstein
doaj  

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

Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long‐term care settings: A systematic review

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
People accessing aged care services are increasingly older and often experience multimorbidity and polypharmacy, which puts them at risk of medication‐related harm. Quality indicators (QIs) can assist with monitoring, benchmarking and informing initiatives to reduce medication‐related harm.
Daria S. Gutteridge   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinically important drug interactions with opioid and non-opioid analgesics [PDF]

open access: yesArhiv za farmaciju, 2019
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
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Enhancing patient stratification methods for medication review during acute admissions

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Medication review in the hospital is an effective tool for identifying inappropriate prescribing, but not every patient can receive one due to resource constraints. Thus, it is important to identify patients who stand to benefit most from medication review.
Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infiltrative analgesia of the skin flap in children with craniosynostosis after reconstructive surgery on skull bones

open access: yesВестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2020
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of analgesia by infiltration of the skin flap with local anesthetic in children with craniosynostosis after reconstructive surgery.Materials and subjects.
O. N. Pulkina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescription use of acetaminophen among pregnant women in Denmark from 2000 to 2023: A drug utilization study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The aim of this study was to describe prescription use of acetaminophen, a widely used analgesic and antipyretic generally considered safe during pregnancy, among pregnant women from 2000 to 2023 in Denmark with special attention towards variations following the change in over‐the‐counter (OTC) availability in 2013.
Erika B. Gram   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The persistence of chronic opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—A nationwide cohort study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Pain is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and a substantial proportion develop chronic opioid use (COU). We examined the persistence of COU over time and identified factors predicting persistent use. Methods This nationwide Danish cohort study included patients with an initial period of COU (definition: ≥3 ...
Bente Mertz Nørgård   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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