Opioids

Prescription Opioids for Back Pain and Use of Medications for Erectile Dysfunction

Deyo, Richard A. MD, MPH Spine: 15 May 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 11 – p 909–915 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182830482 Health Services Research Abstract Study Design. Cross-sectional analysis of electronic medical and pharmacy records. Objective. To examine associations between use of medication for erectile dysfunction or testosterone replacement and use of opioid therapy, patient age, […]

Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women

Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women United States, 1999-2010 Karin A. Mack, PhD, Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2013;62(26):537-542. Abstract Background: Overdose deaths have increased steadily over the past decade. This report describes drug-related deaths and emergency department (ED) visits among women. […]

Drugs for relief of pain in patients with sciatica

Systematic review and meta-analysis Rafael Zambelli Pinto, PhD student BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e497 (Published 13 February 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e497 Abstract Objective To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of analgesic and adjuvant pain drugs typically administered in primary care for the management of patients with sciatica. Design Systematic review. Data source International […]

A systematic review on the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for chronic non-specific low-back pain

T. Kuijpers European Spine Journal January 2011, Volume 20, Issue 1, pp 40-50 First online: 31 July 2010 Abstract The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions [i.e., non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, antidepressants, and opioids] for non-specific chronic low-back pain (LBP). Existing Cochrane reviews for the four interventions […]