Somatic and Abdominal Acupuncture for Pain Treatment in Adolescent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) of the Upper Limb: A Case Report by Giuliano Marchetti, Alessandro Vittori, Ilaria Mascilini, Elisa Francia, Antonella Insalaco, Fabrizio De Benedetti, Sergio Giuseppe Picardo

“…At the first visit we recommended oral tramadol. During the first two sessions we used somatic acupuncture. …”
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Efecto antinociceptivo y sobre la neuroconducta de la amitriptilina en dosis escalonada en roedores by Alberto Alcibíades Salazar Granara, Cynthia Evelyn Arizanca Callata, Escarlet Inés Cerón-Uribe, Jesús Rafael Custodio Aguilar, Amanda Liset Hernández Luján, Luis Munayco-Catro, Juan Carlos Pante-Medina

“…Se utilizaron 82 ratones de aproximadamente 28 g, distribuidos en 10 grupos; se les suministró vía oral: agua destilada (0,1 mL/10 g), tramadol (20 mg/Kg), cafeína (32 mg/Kg), diazepam (32 mg/Kg)y amitriptilina en dosis escalonada (10-50 mg/Kg). …”
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Prediction of Suicide-Related Events by Analyzing Electronic Medical Records from PTSD Patients with Bipolar Disorder by Peihao Fan, Xiaojiang Guo, Xiguang Qi, Mallika Matharu, Ravi Patel, Dara Sakolsky, Levent Kirisci, Jonathan C. Silverstein, Lirong Wang

“…The use of Sertraline, Fentanyl, Aripiprazole, Lamotrigine, and Tramadol were strong indicators for no SREs within one year. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic and Mixed Pain in Children and Adolescents: Results of a Survey Study amongst Practitioners by Thomas G. de Leeuw, Tjitske van der Zanden, Simona Ravera, Mariagrazia Felisi, Donato Bonifazi, Dick Tibboel, Adriana Ceci, Florentia Kaguelidou, Saskia N. de Wildt, on behalf of the GAPP Consortium

“…Gabapentin, amitriptyline, and pregabalin were the first-choice treatments for moderate neuropathic pain. Tramadol, ibuprofen, amitriptyline, and paracetamol were the first-choice treatments for moderate mixed pain. …”
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Sex-Differences in Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Management: A Cross-Sectional Real-World Study by Mónica Escorial, Javier Muriel, César Margarit, Laura Agulló, Domingo Morales, Ana M. Peiró Peiró

“…Here, female cases showed an 8% greater substance use disorder (OR 2.04 [1.11–3.76]) and 24% lower tramadol use, while male cases presented a 22% higher fentanyl use (OR 2.97 [1.52–5.81]) and reported the highest number of adverse drug reactions (24%, OR 2.40 [1.12–5.16]) compared with controls. (4) Conclusions: An OUD individual risk profile was evidenced with sex-differences to take into consideration to design equal prevention programs.…”
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Evaluating Adherence of Evidence-Based Post-Operative Discharge Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and Patient Outcomes Two Weeks Post-Discharge by Arwi GA, Tuffin PHR, Schug SA

“…Patients were interviewed by telephone two weeks after hospital discharge.Results: Prescribing of analgesia was most compliant with overall guidelines for paracetamol (100% unchanged from 2017), followed by celecoxib (98%, up from 96% in 2017), tramadol IR (89% up from 74% in 2017), and pregabalin (89% up from 50% in 2017). …”
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Acción analgésica y neurofarmacológica de las fracciones soluble y no soluble del extracto etanólico de la semilla de Jatropha curcas L. by Alberto Salazar-Granara, Sergio Goicochea-Lugo, Ernesto Zavala-Flores, Letícia Cazuza-Nascimento, Elmer Luján-Carpio, Carlos Pante-Medina

“…Se distribuyeron 48 ratones en seis grupos control: ácido acético, diclofenaco, tramadol, agua destilada,  diazepam y cafeína. Cuatro grupos experimentales: fracción soluble a 500 mg/kg y fracción no soluble a 250, 500 y 750 mg/kg; se evaluó los efectos sobre la algesia, por medio de la prueba de contorsiones abdominales por ácido acético a 1,5 %, y las manifestaciones neurológicas, mediante la prueba de Irwin. …”
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A prospective observational study of the impact of the quadratus lumborum block (QLl1B) on post operative pain after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair by Amrita Patkar, Neha Kalwadia, Ojas Potdar, Rajendra Sonawane, Harshal Wagh

“…Twenty nine patients (82.86 %) were managed with routine post operative analgesia (Total 4 gm. intravenous paracetamol) while six patients (17.14%) required an additional rescue analgesic. [Inj. Tramadol Hydrochloride (Total dose 100 mg.) in 5 patients and Inj. …”
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Use of potentially driver-impairing drugs among older drivers by Sarah Zitoun, Edouard Baudouin, Emmanuelle Corruble, Jean-Sébastien Vidal, Laurent Becquemont, Emmanuelle Duron

“…The most frequent PDI drugs were: Zolpidem (11%; n = 60); Zopiclone (8%; n = 45); Bromazepam (8%; n = 44); Tramadol (7%; n = 39); Pregabalin (6%; n = 31). Drivers taking PDI drugs had more often chronic pain (OR [95% CI] = 2.30 [1.54–3.46]), history of depressive disorder (4.28 [3.00–6.14]) and polypharmacy (taking at least 5 different medications; 4.32 [2.97–6.41]), and less often T2DM (0.54 [0.37–0.79]), and AF (0.48 [0.32–0.71]). …”
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) Interactions Involving Atypical Antipsychotics Are Common in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Treated for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia by Adriana Matos, Kevin T. Bain, David L. Bankes, Anna Furman, Briana Skalski, James Verzicco, Jacques Turgeon

“…Aripiprazole commonly caused (being a perpetrator drug 94.6% of the time) potential DDIs with antidepressants (e.g., duloxetine, venlafaxine, mirtazapine), opioids (e.g., hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol) and metoprolol via the CYP2D6 isoform. Risperidone commonly caused (85.7%) potential DDIs with donepezil, lamotrigine and trazodone via the CYP3A4 isoform. …”
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Dose of methadone and positive urinary morphine test in patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) by Arash Mohagheghi, Farzaneh Naghdi

“…The first substance a person consumed was opium and Shireh (opium juice) in 274 cases, cannabis in 11, Shisheh (Methamphetamine) in 4, Kerak and Crystal (A product of heroin) in 28, methadone in 3, tramadol in 5 and heroin in 46 cases. The urine morphine test was negative in 346 cases during 6 months of study while it was positive at one time in 20 cases and 5 cases had a positive test at two times. …”
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Pattern of Substance Use and Related Factors in Male Prisoners by Ali Khalooei, Mohammadreza Mashayekhi-Dowlatabad, Mohammad Reza Rajabalipour, Abedin Iranpour

“…Poppy juice (31.6%), cannabis (29.8%), crystal (16.9%) and tramadol (16.9%) were the next frequent substances used. …”
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Çocuklarda Peritonsiller Levobupivakaine Eklenen İntravenöz ve Peritonsiller Deksametazonun Etkilerinin Karşılaştırılması by Bilgin DALKILINÇ, Ersel GÜLEÇ, Özgür SÜRMELİOĞLU, Yasemin GÜNEŞ, Geylan IŞIK

“…Her üç gruba da postoperatif analjezik olarak 1 mg/kg i.v. tramadol uygulandı. Preoperatif ve ilaçların enjeksiyonunu takiben hemodinamik parametreler kaydedildi. …”
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Evaluation of Postoperative Analgesia on Addition of Dexmedetomidine to Ropivacaine 0.2% in Femoral Nerve Block in Patients undergoing Open Knee Surgery-A Randomised Single Blinded... by Neha M Shah, Jayesh Katakiya, Afroza N Syed, Pinal Bumiya, Neha Cheraya

“…Mean postoperative cumulative requirement of analgesic (Tramadol) was lesser in Group RD (207±25 milligram (mg)) than in Group R (290±30 mg), p<0.0001. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Intravenous and Peritonsillar Dexamethasone Plus Levopubivacaine in Children by Bilgin Dalkilinc, Ersel Gulec, Ozgur Surmelioglu, Yasemin Gunes, Geylan Isik

“…All groups were administrated 1mg/kg tramadol iv as postoperative analgesic. Hemodynamic parameters were recorded after drug injections. …”
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Use of psychoactive substances among students in a Nigerian University: An imperative for intervention programs by Solayide Abosede Adesida, Maryam Omolara Quadri, Abimbola Modupe Adedeji

“…Twenty percent (20%) of them had consumed alcohol while 16% had taken marijuana and /or opoids including tramadol and codeine. Students who had used electronic vapor products were 27 (11.4%). …”
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Anestesia caudal preventiva en dolor de espalda después de discectomía lumbar: estudio controlado aleatorizado by Hidayet S. Cine, Ece Uysal

“…Se registró el uso de AINE o tramadol. El dolor preoperatorio y postoperatorio se interpretó a través de una escala analógica visual. …”
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Measurement of serum lactate values in domestic cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) submitted to physical and chemical restraint by Rafael Henrique de Souza Siragusi, Valeska Tallia Mendes de Barros, Emiliana Andrade Fiorini, Tiago Montalvão Bergamo, Rafael Cerântola Siqueira, Fábio Fernando Ribeiro Manhoso, Rodrigo Prevedello Franco

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate serum lactate values in domestic cats during physical restraint and after chemical restraint using the combination of 8mg/kg ketamine-S, 0.4 mg/kg midazolam, and 2 mg/kg Tramadol. To this end, 20 clinically healthy female cats without defined race, from six months to five years of age, were divided into two groups, GPR (n = 10) represented by felines that had only physical restraint and the GCR (n = 10) by felines that underwent physical restraint (TPR) and after 30 hours by chemical restraint (TCR). …”
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Epidural Analgesia for Pain Management in Acute Pancreatitis during Pregnancy and Its Effect on Maternal and Fetal Outcome by Sandeepika Dogra, Pallavi Sharma, Sunil Pandya, Manokanth Madapu, Soumya Jagannath Mahapatra, Ankita Sethi, Nilanchali Singh

“…Epidural analgesia at the level of L1-L2 spinal level showed a reduction of VAS scores from 8 or 9 to 1 or 2, indicating excellent pain as compared to t intravenous (i/v) infusion of fentanyl or i/v boluses of injection tramadol, in whom VAS was never reduced below 3. With satisfactory results, labour analgesia and anesthesia for caesarean section was provided via the same catheter in 2 and 3 patients, respectively. …”
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Monitoring Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Healthcare Effluent Wastewater Samples and the Effectiveness of Drug Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants Using the UHPLC... by Lucia Molnarova, Tatana Halesova, Daniela Tomesova, Marta Vaclavikova, Zuzana Bosakova

“…On the other hand, pharmaceuticals like furosemide, metoprolol, iomeprol, zolpidem and tramadol showed lower removal efficiencies. Four pharmaceuticals exhibited higher concentrations in WWTP effluents than in the influents, resulting in negative removal efficiencies: warfarin at −9.5%, indomethacin at −53%, trimethoprim at −54% and metronidazole at −110%. …”
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