opioids Archives - Drugs in Context

Fentanyl in cancer pain management: avoiding hasty judgments and discerning its potential benefits

Arturo Cuomo

Article Type

Review

Published

14 Dec 2023

This review provides an update on the management of breakthrough cancer pain with fentanyl, with consideration of safety, as it remains an important tool in the treatment of cancer pain.

Combating the opioid epidemic in the United States

A Simon Pickard, Todd A Lee

Article Type

Editorial

Published

15 Dec 2021

This editorial discusses the series of papers that feature initiatives to mitigate the opioid epidemic in the United States, and challenges encountered during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Academic detailing interventions for opioid-related outcomes: a scoping review

Victoria Kulbokas, Kent A Hanson, Mary H Smart, Monika Rao Mandava, Todd A Lee, A Simon Pickard

Article Type

Review

Published

15 Dec 2021

This scoping review was to characterizes opioid-focused academic detailing interventions and describes their findings.

Transdermal buprenorphine for pain management in children

Giorgio Attinà, Alberto Romano, Silvia Triarico, Stefano Mastrangelo, Palma Maurizi, Antonio Ruggiero

Article Type

Review

Published

14 Sep 2021

This review aims to analyse the clinical advantages of transdermal buprenorphine in the paediatric population and the possible side effects registered in daily clinical practice.

Administration of intravenous morphine for acute pain in the emergency department inflicts an economic burden in Europe

Montserrat Casamayor MD, PhD, Karen DiDonato MSN, RN, Marc Hennebert MBA, MS, Luca Brazzi MD, PhD, Gregor Prosen MD, FEBEM

Article Type

Original Research

Published

11 Apr 2018

This article estimates the burden of IV administration of morphine in the five key European countries (EU5) using a micro-costing approach.