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Non-medical use of prescription drugs in Bangalore, India
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2015 Background: Non-medical prescription drug use is an ongoing problem in India; however, there is paucity of literature in the Indian population. Objective: The objective of the present study is to explore the non-medical use of prescription medicines in ...
Prasanthi Nattala +3 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2022 The risk factors for potential opioid misuse and abuse in patients receiving long-term opioid pain treatment have been a topic of interest in research for many years. There are differences among patients who receive long-term opioid pain treatment. These
Marissa S Matta, Timothy P Janikowski
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Application of Basic Pharmacology and Dispensing Practice of Antibiotics in Accredited Drug-Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Provision of pharmaceutical services in accredited drug-dispensing outlets (ADDOs) in Tanzania has not been reported. This study compared the antibiotics dispensing practice between ADDOs and part II shops, or duka la dawa baridi (DLDBs), in Tanzania ...
Minzi, O. M. +3 more
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Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles and New York
Journal of Public Health Research, 2012 Background. Prescription drug misuse among young adults is increasingly viewed as a public health concern, yet most research has focused on student populations and excluded high-risk groups.
Stephen E. Lankenau +6 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor healthârelated 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
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Over the past 20 years or so, the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes.
Fabrizio Schifano +10 more
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User Experiences of Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse in Aden City, Yemen
Pharmacy, 2018 Khat chewing is commonplace in Yemen, but little else is known about the misuse of other drugs, especially how such misuse may intersect with Khat use.
Ebtesam A. Abood +2 more
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Systematic Reviews, 2020 Background Prescription drugs are controlled medicines due to their potential risks of being diverted, misused, and abused. Since the introduction of antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs, HIV is currently regarded as a chronic condition.
Buyisile Chibi +2 more
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Singapore Medical Journal, 2022 Introduction: Misuse of prescription medicines and the harms associated with such use are growing threats across the world. There is currently, however, limited data on the extent of prescription medicine misuse in Singapore and whether this is a current
Wui Ling Chan +6 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse: Implications of a Definition Change
, 2022 The lack of consensus on the definition of prescription drug misuse presents an ongoing challenge to monitoring its prevalence and public health consequences. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is an annual population survey in the United
R. Kathryn McHugh
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