A survey of substance use for cognitive enhancement by university students in the Netherlands [PDF]
Background: Pharmacological cognitive enhancement, using chemicals to change cellular processes in the brain in order to enhance one's cognitive capacities, is an often discussed phenomenon.
Bundt, Carsten +5 more
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Use of Symptomatic Drug Treatment for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Patterns of Work Loss
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the use of central stimulants and amantadine for fatigue in MS and evaluate a potential association with reduced work loss in people with MS. Methods We conducted a nationwide, matched, register‐based cohort study in Sweden (2006 to 2023) using national registers with prospective data collection.
Simon Englund +3 more
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Individual and county-level factors associated with use of multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies to obtain opioid prescriptions in California. [PDF]
Use of multiple prescribers and pharmacies is a means by which some individuals misuse opioids. Community characteristics may be important determinants of the likelihood of this phenomenon independent of individual-level factors. This was a retrospective
Han, Huijun +3 more
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Will Memantine Exacerbate Seizures in People With Epilepsy? A Prospective Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether add‐on memantine would exacerbate seizures in people with epilepsy. Methods This was a prospective cohort study. People with epilepsy diagnosed with cognitive impairment were consecutively invited. Those who agreed were followed up for at least 24 weeks.
Peiyu Wang +7 more
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Using prescribing and toxicology data to determine non-medical prescription drug overdose
Background: Overdose deaths have increased dramatically in the United States and are often attributed to prescription opioids. This study presents a framework for “overdose typologies”, including non-medical prescription drug use, to more accurately ...
Philip Huynh, Grant Victor, Brad Ray
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An In-Depth Examination of Formularies and Other Features of Medicare Drug Plans [PDF]
Provides a detailed assessment of the formularies, drug costs, and utilization management tools offered by the fourteen nationwide organizations that account for most of the stand-alone prescription drug ...
Elizabeth Hargrave +3 more
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ABSTRACT Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune‐mediated neuropathy featuring progressive weakness, sensory deficits, and areflexia. While corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasmapheresis are effective first‐line immunotherapies, a subset of patients remains treatment‐refractory.
Xueyu Zhang +8 more
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Long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage
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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C17H14FNO2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 15), a = 7.3840(6) Å, b = 10.9208(8) Å, c = 16.7006(15) Å, β = 101.032(9)°, V = 1321.84(19) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0589, wRref(F2) = 0.1561, T = 100.00(18) K.
Su Xiang-Yi +3 more
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Retiree Health Benefits After Medicare Part D: A Snapshot of Prescription Drug Coverage [PDF]
Based on employer surveys, assesses how the introduction of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit affected employer-based retiree, drug, and other health ...
Heidi Whitmore +2 more
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