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Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone Improves Pain and Functional Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate the effect of perioperative dexamethasone on patient‐reported pain, functional outcomes, and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Patients who underwent rotator cuff repair between 2013 and 2023 were identified and divided into groups.
Trevor D. Wolterink, Germain Craddock, Joshua P. Castle, Michael A. Gaudiani, Chimdindu Obinero, Alexander S. Jurayj, Christian A. Freitag, Nathan Y. Li, Jared Mahylis, Stephanie J. Muh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Onset of the Non-Medical Use of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications during Early Adolescence: Comparison with Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

Children, 2023
This study examined the prevalence and psychosocial predictors of the non-medical use of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications and compared these to cigarette, marijuana, and alcohol use in a cohort of early adolescents (N = 1887) aged 11 ...
Sarosh Khan, Kenneth W. Griffin, Gilbert J. Botvin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of the Prevention and Treatment of Prescription Drug Misuse [PDF]

Military Medicine, 2016
This is a review and evaluation of the current clinical guidelines and empirical literature in relation to the Department of Defense (DoD) policies and directives regarding prescription drug misuse (PDM).Sources were 11 clinical guidelines and consensus statements, 20 DoD Directives and the published literature from 2000 to 2012. Articles were included
Janice, Blanchard, Sarah B, Hunter, Karen Chan, Osilla, Warren, Stewart, Jennifer, Walters, Rosalie Liccardo, Pacula   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Irritability is a prevalent and impairing feature associated with autism, yet remains poorly understood, particularly in adults. Drawing heavily on insights translated from pediatric and transdiagnostic literatures, we propose that irritability in autistic individuals often reflects a psychophysiological stress or threat response, rooted in a ...
Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Arthur N. Westover, Amy S. F. Lutz, Manish K. Jha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Medical Students and the Relationship With Illicit Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2018
Nonmedical use of prescription medications is a growing health problem including not only the opioid painkiller overdose epidemic but also benzodiazepine and stimulants misuse.
Georgios Papazisis, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Spyridon Siafis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pitfalls and Promises of Sports Participation and Prescription Drug Misuse Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Youth
Though previous studies have demonstrated the protective benefits of sports participation against illicit drug use for a general population, how these findings apply to LGBTQ youth remains unknown.
Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo, Vera Lopez, Madelaine Adelman, Jon Lasser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome Measurements in Economic Evaluations of Drug Misuse Interventions [PDF]

, 2010
This thesis critically evaluates the measurement of outcomes in economic evaluations of drug misuse interventions. Three different aspects of measuring outcomes are examined: one focusing on non-monetary outcomes at the individual patient level; one ...
Chang, Ching-Wen
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Prevalence and Correlates of Prescription Drug Misuse Among Spanish Adolescents

Psicothema, 2022
Prescription drug (PD) misuse among adolescents constitutes a growing health concern worldwide. This study aimed to provide up-to-date prevalence and correlates of PD misuse (i.e., tranquilizers, opioids and stimulants) among a national representative sample of high-school adolescents in Spain.We used nationwide data from 36,788 adolescents (51.93 ...
Weidberg López, Sara Eva, Aonso Diego, Gema, García Fernández, Gloria, Secades Villa, Roberto   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Zuranolone: A case study in (regulatory) rush to judgement?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Sage, in collaboration with Biogen, submitted a new drug approval for zuranolone for postpartum depression (PPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in December 2022. In August 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration granted approval for PPD but denied approval for MDD.
Lisa Cosgrove, Milutin Kostic, Barbara Mintzes, Gianna D'Ambrozio, Allen Shaughnessy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source