Background The past two decades have witnessed an epidemic of opioid use disorder
(OUD) in the USA, resulting in catastrophic loss of life secondary to opioid overdoses …

Oxycodone, a semisynthetic derivative of naturally occurring thebaine, an opioid alkaloid,
has been available for more than 100 years. Although thebaine cannot be used …

With a focus on practical acute pain management in adults in the hospital setting, this book
provides health professionals with simple and practical information to help them manage …

Oxycodone is a semisynthetic μ-and κ-opioid receptor with agonist with a broad scope of
use including postoperative analgesia as well as control of neuropathic and cancer pain …

Oxycodone is a strong opioid frequently used as an analgesic. Although proven efficacious
in the management of moderate to severe acute pain and cancer pain, use of oxycodone …

Pain management in patients with chronic kidney disease and... : Current Opinion in Nephrology
and Hypertension Pain management in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage …

For many years, the medical community has relied in clinical practice on historic data about
the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. However, some newer studies have …

Opioid drugs are commonly prescribed analgesic to pregnant women. Direct exposure to
such drugs may slow gut motility, alter gut permeability, and affect the gut microbiome. While …

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that affects every aspect of a
patient's life and which may be treated through different pharmacological and non …

Opioids are integral to multimodal analgesic regimens in children with moderate to severe
acute pain. Throughout normal childhood there are marked changes in physiology, and …