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Supramolecular assemblies based on natural small molecules: Union would be effective

Materials Today Bio, 2022
Natural products have been used to prevent and treat human diseases for thousands of years, especially the extensive natural small molecules (NSMs) such as terpenoids, steroids and glycosides.
Yong Hou, Linjun Zou, Qinglong Li, Meiying Chen, Haonan Ruan, Zhaocui Sun, Xudong Xu, Junshan Yang, Guoxu Ma   +8 more
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Prevalence and correlates of prescription drug diversion and misuse among people living with HIV in the eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundPrescription drug diversion, and misuse has increased over the past decade and is notably in high-income-countries and significantly contributes to the opioid epidemic.
Buyisile Chibi, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson   +2 more
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Characterising incident opioid use among incident users of prescription sedative hypnotics: A national cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective To evaluate co-prescribing of sedatives hypnotics and opioids.Design Retrospective study evaluating the association of patient characteristics and comorbidities with coprescribing.Setting and participants Using the national Merative MarketScan ...
Hui Zhao, Harshil Patel, James Douglas Thornton, Eric Schaefer, Chan Shen, Douglas Leslie, Tyler Varisco, Mina Shrestha, Matthew Wanat, Randa Al Saadi   +9 more
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Combination of Merocel sponge with Lipopolysaccharide to establish rat rhinosinusitis model

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Objective: The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of establishing rhinosinusitis model in rats combinated with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and merocel sponge.
Mengmeng Sun, Junjie Yang, Jiayu Liu, Ming Jing, Leiming Zhang, Wenyu Xin   +5 more
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Protocol for the development of a consensus practice guideline To address clinical and regulatory barriers to buprenorphine dispensing in community pharmacy

Archives of Public Health
Background Less than half of community pharmacies in the United States stock buprenorphine products indicated for the treatment of opioid use disorder. This lack of access to buprenorphine in community pharmacies is a significant barrier to care.
Tyler J. Varisco, Hannah Fish, Joshua Bolin, David Dadiomov, Lucas G. Hill, Ekere J. Essien, Matthew A. Wanat, Diane Ginsburg, Jeanne Waggener, Sahar Yazdanfard, Juhyeon Song, Whanhui Chi, Douglas Thornton   +12 more
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Public and health care provider attitudes, understanding, and behaviors regarding emergency use authorizations: a scoping literature review

BMC Public Health
Background Under Sect. 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, when the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary issues a declaration based on one of four types of determinations, FDA may authorize an unapproved product or unapproved
Caroline Rains, Kathryn J. Aikin, Helen W. Sullivan, Bridget J. Kelly, Shirley Liu, Camara Wooten, Jenna Brophy, Susana Peinado, Lauren McCormack, Sandra Crouse Quinn   +9 more
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Prescription History of Emergency Department Patients Prescribed Opioids

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
Introduction: To use Colorado’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) to describe the recent opioid prescription history of patients discharged from our emergency department (ED) with a prescription for opioid pain medications.Methods ...
Jason A Hoppe, John Houghland, Michael Yaron, Kennon Heard   +3 more
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Drug prescription in the elderly

Medwave, 2013
The aging process changes the way in which common drugs act in the elderly. Changes in both the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics make prescribing drugs in geriatrics a process very different from that of the young adult.
Paola Fuentes, Javier Webar
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Long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2016
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the possibility of a prospective association between long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine. METHODS: Survey data drawn from random samples of the general working population of Denmark in the time ...
Harald Hannerz, Karen Albertsen
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An Exploration of Social Circles and Prescription Drug Abuse Through Twitter

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2013
BackgroundPrescription drug abuse has become a major public health problem. Relationships and social context are important contributing factors. Social media provides online channels for people to build relationships that may influence attitudes and ...
Hanson, Carl Lee, Cannon, Ben, Burton, Scott, Giraud-Carrier, Christophe   +3 more
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