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Barriers to the development of palliative care in Western Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The Eurobarometer Survey of the <i>EAPC Task Force on the Development of Palliative Care in Europe</i> is part of a programme of work to produce comprehensive information on the provision of palliative care across Europe.
A. Giordano   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Trends in Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among US Adolescents: 1976–2015

open access: yesPediatrics, 2017
National trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents overall and in different sociodemographic subgroups were examined between 1976 and 2015.
S. McCabe   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Opioid suppression of conditioned anticipatory brain responses to breathlessness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
© 2017 The Authors Opioid painkillers are a promising treatment for chronic breathlessness, but are associated with potentially fatal side effects. In the treatment of breathlessness, their mechanisms of action are unclear.
Campbell, S.F.   +10 more
core   +4 more sources

An Expanding World of Novel Psychoactive Substances: Opioids

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2017
The abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) has been increasing dramatically worldwide since late 2000s. By the end of 2015, more than 560 NPS had been reported to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
J. Zawilska
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Associations Between Changes in Pain Sensitization and Disease Activity Following Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy in Established Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Abnormalities in pain regulatory mechanisms are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated whether pain sensitization changes after treatment with a disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) and explored associations between changes in pain sensitization and disease activity.
Burcu Aydemir   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The integration of the British Pharmacological Society's prescription safety assessment into the WHO 6‐step model of rational pharmacotherapy in a Turkish medical school

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims At Koç University School of Medicine, a one‐week rational pharmacotherapy (RPHM) programme, modelled after WHO 6‐step, has been introduced in the fourth‐year curriculum to improve prescription skills. For efficient problem‐based learning (PBL) sessions on a prespecified topic, students need to brush up on basic pharmacology knowledge, so we ...
Sinem Ezgi Gülmez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of intrathecal opioids use in cesarean section on breastfeeding and newborns’ weight gaining [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: To assess the association between intrapartum intrathecal opioid use and breastfeeding and weight gain following cesarean section. Materials and methods: The prospective double-blinded study was conducted on term pregnant women, undergoing ...
Anbarafshan, Mohammad   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The genomics of neonatal abstinence syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Significant variability has been observed in the development and severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) among neonates exposed to prenatal opioids.
Cole, F. Sessions   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

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