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Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and overdose: a cohort study. |
Dunn KM, Saunders KW, Rutter CM, et al. |
Overdose Risk with Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain Background: More than 3% of adults are on long-term opioid treatment for chronic noncancer pain.1 In long-term opioid therapy, what rates of opio... |
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Documentation of pain care processes does not accurately reflect pain management delivered in primary care. |
Krebs EE, Bair MJ, Carey TS, Weinberger M. |
Documentation of Pain Care in Primary Care Background: Chart review is frequently used to evaluate pain management and pain care quality, but primary care physicians often neglect to document attenti... |
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Effects of tamoxifen and exemestane on cognitive functioning of postmenopausal patients with breast cancer: results from the neuropsychological side study of the tamoxifen and exemestane adjuvant multinational trial. |
Schilder CM, Seynaeve C, Beex LV, et al. |
Cognitive Deficits and Advanced Illness Background: Cognitive deficits can impact patients' quality of life, decision-making capacity, reasoning, and self-care. Medications may be the cause of cognit... |
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Cognitive deficits in chronic heart failure. |
Pressler SJ, Subramanian U, Kareken D, et al. |
Cognitive Deficits and Advanced Illness Background: Cognitive deficits can impact patients' quality of life, decision-making capacity, reasoning, and self-care. Medications may be the cause of cognit... |
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The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial. |
Detering KM, Hancock AD, Reade MC, Silvester W. |
Impact of Advanced Care Planning on End-of-Life Care Background: Advance care planning (ACP) initiatives have focused on completion rates of advance directives.1,2 Does ACP actually improve end... |
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Substitution of (R,S)-methadone by (R)-methadone: impact on QTc interval. |
Ansermot N, Albayrak O, SchlÀpfer J, et al. |
Substitution of (R,S)-Methadone by (R)-Methadone Background: Methadone is typically administered as (R,S)-methadone; (R)-methadone mediates the opioid effect while (S)-methadone blo... |
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