Comparison of Multidrug Use in the General Population and among Persons with Diabetes in Denmark for Drugs Having Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Based Dosing Guidelines by Niels Westergaard, Lise Tarnow, Charlotte Vermehren

“…The five most used PGx drugs, both in the GP and among persons with diabetes, were pantoprazole, simvastatin, atorvastatin, metoprolol, and tramadol. The prevalence of use for persons with diabetes compared to the GP (prevalence ratio) increased by an average factor of 2.9 for all PGx drugs measured. …”
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Isolated Third Cranial Nerve Palsy Associated with Sudden Worsening of Hypotonic Hyponatremia Secondary to Ischemic Pituitary Apoplexy by Emanuele Varaldo, Alessandro Maria Berton, Mauro Maccario, Valentina Gasco

“…Dexamethasone and mannitol were empirically introduced upon neurosurgical indication and tramadol and ketorolac were promptly administered as well, but without benefit. …”
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Increasing Trends of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Lung Cancer Patients in China: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Fangyuan Tian, Fangyuan Tian, Zhaoyan Chen, Xi Chen, Mengnan Zhao

“…The two most frequently used PIMs in older lung cancer outpatients were estazolam and tramadol. The logistic regression demonstrated that age 75 to 79, polypharmacy, irrational use of drugs, and lung cancer accompanied by sleep disorders, anxiety or depression, or pain were positively associated with PIM use in older lung cancer outpatients.Conclusion: The prevalence of polypharmacy and PIM use in older lung cancer outpatients with multimorbidity was high in China, and polypharmacy and PIM use increased over time. …”
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Pregabalin and gabapentin for chronic low back pain without radiculopathy: a systematic review by Rafael Trindade Tatit, Arthur Werner Poetscher, Carlos Augusto Cardim de Oliveira

“…In them, pregabalin was slightly less efficacious than amitriptyline, the combination of tramadol/acetaminophen, and celecoxib, and pregabalin added to celecoxib showed no benefit when compared to celecoxib alone (very low evidence for all). …”
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Comparison of ultrasound-guided femoral + anterior sciatic nerve block and genicular nerve block for postoperative pain in total knee arthroplasty by Derya Karasu, Çağdaş Baytar, Canan Yılmaz, Zeynep Gümüşkanat Tabur

“…Results: VAS scores at postoperative 0, 1, and 6 h and the total amount of tramadol consumed 24 h were lower in the FAS group than in the G group. …”
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Osteocondrite dissecante na articulação do ombro em cão da raça Border Collie: Relato de caso by Alefe Caliani Carrera, Ricardo Requena, Flávia Maria Tubino, Izaías Antônio dos Santos Júnior, Isabela Ferraro Moreno

“…Em longo prazo, receitou-se cefalexina, omeprazol, carprofeno, cloridrato de tramadol, dipirona e colágeno UC II, além de repouso absoluto. …”
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Utilization of Drugs with Pharmacogenetic Dosing Recommendations in Switzerland: A Descriptive Study Using the Helsana Database by Wittwer NL, Meier CR, Huber CA, Meyer zu Schwabedissen HE, Allemann S, Schneider C

“…Ibuprofen, pantoprazole, and tramadol had the highest number of users. Seven genes (CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, SLCO1B1, HLA-B, MT-RNR1, and VKORC1) were responsible for over 95% of all potential drug-gene interactions.Conclusion: The prevalence of PGx drug prescriptions is high in the Swiss population. …”
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Efficacy of intraoperative subanaesthetic dose of ketamine on post-operative analgesia for patients undergoing single level lumbar discectomy under general anesthesia: A placebo co... by Sowmya Madihalli Janardhan Iyengar, Shankar Kantharaju, Shubha Mysore Ramesh

“…Results: There was significant difference (P<0.001) in post-operative Numeric Rating scores for initial 6 h in Group A patients compared to Group B and prolonged duration of analgesia (8.5 vs. 4.25 h) along with reduced postoperative tramadol consumption. Conclusion: In lumbar spine discectomy, intraoperative ketamine infusion at sub-anesthetic doses produces more effective post-operative analgesia along with opioid sparing effect without any side effects.…”
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and analgesia following inguinal hernioplasties – Preliminary report by Victoria Santa María, Magali Chahdi Beltrame, Sebastian Cirio, Federico Gorganchian

“…On-demand intravenous administration of tramadol 50 mg was prescribed during the postoperative period. …”
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Buprenorfina transdérmica. by Mariana Vallejo Martínez, Nancy Lino Gutierrez, Nancy Lino Gutierrez, Mercedes Ayllón Suqui

“…Resultados: Se evaluaron 271 pacientes, de los cuales 173 fueron mujeres y 98 varones, con una edad media de 57 años, el mayor porcentaje de estos pacientes fueron declarados fuera de recursos terapéuticos específicos (67.8%); y se encontraban en tratamiento activo el 32.1%.Los fármacos que utilizamos para rescate fueron buprenorfina, tramadol, morfina, fentanilo, se observó muy buena sinergia. …”
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Intravenous Ondansetron Efficacy in Preventing Post Spinal Shivering during Lower Segment Caesarean Section by Komail Abid, Rashid Iqbal, Syed Ali Raza Shah, Sana Tariq

“…Shivering was graded using Crossley and Mahajan 5-item scale. Injection Tramadol 1mg/kg intravenously was used as a rescue anti-shivering drug. …”
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Role of eperisone as an oral analgesic adjunct after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair by Cheryl Gatot, Wen Qiang Lee, Brjan Kaiji Betzler, Yao Kang Shuy, Denny Lie Tijauw Tjoen

“…For breakthrough pain, oral tramadol was administered. Outcome measures inclusive of: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score, morphine milligram equivalent (MME) values, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder score and range of motion measurements were collated. …”
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Predicting postoperative pain by using preoperative pain threshold in response to electrical stimulus in women undergoing gynaecological cancer surgery - Single-arm, prospective, o... by Sumitra G Bakshi, Sonal Kadam, T S Shylasree

“…All patients received intravenous paracetamol in accordance to body weight, diclofenac (1 mg/kg, maximum 50 mg), and tramadol (1 mg/kg, maximum 50 mg) eight hourly for 24 hours. …”
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Pharmaceutical pollution in an Ethiopian Rift Valley Lake Hawassa: Occurrences and possible ecological risks by Daniel WM-Bekele, Jerker Fick, Girma Tilahun, Elias Dadebo, Zinabu Gebremariam

“…Ciprofloxacin, artesunate, mefloquine, fluconazole, and tramadol were the most frequent APIs detected in the analyzed water samples. …”
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Efficacy of Oral Gabapentin and Intravenous Paracetamol for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Prospective Randomised Double Blind Study by Nishu Kadyan, Reema Aggarwal, Ramnandan Prasad

“…In Group B requirement of first rescue analgesia was at 6.09±2.75 hrs. The total dose of tramadol used was significantly higher in Group B with mean 92.86±36.67 than Group A 64.29±28.62 with statistically significant p-value (p=0.001). …”
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Impact of a prescriber and patient educational intervention on discharge analgesia prescribing and hospital readmission rates following elective unilateral total hip and knee arthr... by Daniel Wood, Shuh Fen Moy, Shiran Zhang, Nicholas Lightfoot

“…Readmission rates for pain and constipation were also reduced. The prescribing of tramadol (p&lt;0.001) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (p&lt;0.001) both increased while the number of patients who received a strong opioid at discharge decreased (p&lt;0.001) as did the number of patients who received a sustained release strong opioid (p&lt;0.001).Conclusion We have observed significant improvement in discharge prescribing which coincided with a reduction in unplanned readmissions after elective TKA and THA. …”
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Therapy of chronic pain in cancer patients: Tafalgin use experience. Case report by Nikolai A. Ognerubov

“…The patient developed pain during FOLFIRINOX polychemotherapy, for which he received tramadol at a daily dose of 400 mg in combination with paracetamol, with an effect for 1.5 months. …”
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A comparative study between transversus abdominis block with ropivacaine (0.2%) and fentanyl versus plain ropivacaine (0.2%) for postoperative analgesia in lower abdominal surgerie... by Chhaya M Suryawanshi, Pratik Kabra, Dheeraj Gopal Ravindran, Alisha Singh

“…Time to rescue analgesia in the form of injection tramadol was significantly earlier in the group that received ropivacaine alone. …”
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O uso de substâncias psicotrópicas entre profissionais de enfermagem by Aline Braga de Souza, Dhara Rota Rossi de Mello, Cristiane Gorgati Guidoreni, Odete Alves Palmeira

“…A terceira classe de psicotrópicos mais citada foi a dos analgésicos de ação central (codeína e tramadol). Conclusões: Ficou evidente que os enfermeiros mais jovens e com um tempo de formação menor são os mais vulneráveis. …”
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Utilização de lidocaína em bloqueio local peridural em Macaco-prego (Sapajus apella) submetido a amputação de membro pélvico – Relato de Caso by Rodrigo de Assis Gaia, Evelyn Barbosa Araújo, Elaine Dione Venega da Conceição

“…Foi realizada contenção química do paciente através da associação entre  tiletamina e zolazepam  4mg/kg, tramadol 3mg/kg e clorpromazina 0,25mg/kg pela via intramuscular. …”
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