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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]

, 2012
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, Kass, Philip, Li, Chin-Shang, Wilsey, Barth   +3 more
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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

From traumatic childhood to cocaine abuse: the critical function of the immune system [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Experiencing traumatic childhood is a risk factor for developing substance use disorder (SUD), but the mechanisms that underlie this relationship have not been determined.
Aricò, Eleonora, Bussone, Silvia, Carola, Valeria, Casella, Pietro, Catale, Clarissa, Chiurchiù, Valerio, Di Sabato, Paola, D’Argenio, Alberto, Guatteo, Ezia, Lo Iacono, Luisa, Maccarrone, Mauro, Martini, Alessandro, Mercuri, Nicola B., Perrone, Fabiana, Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano, Troisi, Alfonso, Valzania, Alessandro, Viscomi, Maria Teresa   +17 more
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Using non‐linear slide decks to administer individualized problem‐based learning assessments within pharmacology education

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Problem‐based learning (PBL) is an established approach in medical, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine education. This study describes the implementation and aims to evaluate the use of non‐linear slide decks as a method to deliver PBL as individualized student assessments within pharmacology education. This approach, originally developed in
Wendy R. Francis, Nia A. Davies, Aidan Seeley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differentiating Lower Extremity Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection from Severe Cellulitis by Laboratory Parameters and Relevant History Points

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Kai-Hsiang Wu, Chia-Peng Chang Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanCorrespondence: Chia-Peng Chang Email giovanni850730@gmail.comBackground: Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) of the lower extremity (LE) is
Wu KH, Chang CP
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The effects of pioglitazone, a PPARγ receptor agonist, on the abuse liability of oxycodone among nondependent opioid users [PDF]

, 2016
Aims: Activation of PPARγ by pioglitazone (PIO) has shown some efficacy in attenuating addictive-like responses in laboratory animals. The ability of PIO to alter the effects of opioids in humans has not been characterized in a controlled laboratory ...
Alonzo, Banks, Begelow, Beitner-Johnson, Berger, Bhargava, Bland, Bush, Bussiere, Carr, Chang, Cone, Cooper, de Guglielmo, de Guglielmo, Dhalla, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eng, Ferguson, Fraser, Gagnon, Garrido, Gelinas, Gillies, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Jeanne M. Manubay, Jermaine D. Jones, Johnston, Katz, Kielian, Kreutzberg, Ledeboer, Levine, Maria A. Sullivan, Marie-Claire, Martin, Mellon, Moreno, Nakajima, Narita, Pacifici, Pelvig, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Sandra D. Comer, Sarruf, Shanthi Mogali, Song, SPSS, Stoll, Stopponi, Stopponi, Strain, Sweitzer, Tawfik, Tontonoz, Verena E. Metz, Verkhratsky, Walker, Walker, Walsh, Walsh, Watkins, Watkins, Wightman, Woods, Wybran, Zacny, Zacny, Zacny, Zhang   +74 more
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Modeling Supports Combinatorial Effects Between Pharmacological and Non‐Pharmacological Interventions to Prevent Opioid‐Induced Cardiac Arrest

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Few studies have quantified the effects of non‐pharmacological interventions (e.g., rescue breathing) in the setting of community opioid overdose. We extended a previously validated model for opioid antagonists by incorporating the mechanism of rescue breathing, and quantified combinatorial effects between rescue breathing and various formulations of ...
Bradlee Thrasher, John Mann, Anik Chaturbedi, Shilpa Chakravartula, Hamed Meshkin, Affan Affan, Alexander Galluppi, Ji Young Kim, Nigar Karimli, Yue Han, Zachary Dezman, Jeffry Florian, Zhihua Li   +12 more
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV in a Substance Abuse Treatment Center

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: Alcohol and substance use disorders are important public health problems with an increased risk for bloodborne and sexually transmitted infections. Objectives: To determine the frequency and risk factors of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV
Hatice Burcu Açıkalın Arıkan, Nesrin Türker, Başak Bağcı, Seval Çalışkan Pala   +3 more
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The Unfair Sentencing Act: Racial Disparities and Fiscal Consequences of America\u27s Drug Laws [PDF]

, 2014
In 1986, the United States government attempted to combat the perceived war on drugs by enacting mandatory drug laws, with a primary focus on incarcerating crack offenders.
Zimmerman, Kristin
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