Novel approaches, drug candidates, and targets in pain drug discovery

S Obeng, T Hiranita, F León, LR McMahon… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Because of the problems associated with opioids, drug discovery efforts have been
employed to develop opioids with reduced side effects using approaches such as biased …

[HTML][HTML] Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness

WH Roughan, AI Campos, LM García-Marín… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic pain is well-recognized, but
their clinical management remains challenging. Here we characterize the shared risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Anesthetic considerations for patients on psychotropic drug therapies

MW Harbell, C Dumitrascu, L Bettini, S Yu… - Neurology …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Psychotropic drugs are used in the treatment of psychiatric and non-psychiatric conditions.
Many patients who are on psychotropic medications may present for procedures requiring …

Vortioxetine versus other antidepressants in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome: An open‐label randomized trial

D Adamo, G Pecoraro, N Coppola, E Calabria… - Oral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This randomized open‐label trial compared the efficacy and tolerability of
vortioxetine (15 mg/daily) with different antidepressants in the treatment of patients with …

Vortioxetine as a new frontier in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain: A review and update

D Adamo, E Calabria, N Coppola… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) is a disabling medical condition that impairs the health-
related quality-of-life of affected patients. A high prevalence of anxiety, depression, sleep …

Multitargeting the sleep-pain interaction with pharmacological approaches: A narrative review with suggestions on new avenues of investigation

AH Babiloni, G Beetz, A Bruneau, MO Martel… - Sleep Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
The multimorbidity formed by sleep disturbances and pain conditions is highly prevalent and
has a significant impact in global health and in the socioeconomic system. Although different …

A comprehensive review and update of post-surgical cutaneous nerve entrapment

K Charipova, K Gress, AA Berger, H Kassem… - Current Pain and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This is a comprehensive review of the literature regarding post-
surgical cutaneous nerve entrapment, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical …

Biological Evaluation of Aegle marmelos Fruit Extract and Isolated Aegeline in Alleviating Pain–Depression Dyad: In Silico Analysis of Aegeline on MAO-A and iNOS

AP Singh, L Singh, P Singh, R Bhatti - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pain and depression have been assessed to co-occur in up to 80% of patients, and this
comorbidity is more debilitating and pricier for the patients as compared to either of these …

[PDF][PDF] Naturalistic 6-month antidepressants follow-up in patients with fibromyalgia: Impact on somatic and mood spectrum symptoms

C Carmassi, A Ciapparelli, A Cappelli… - Clin Exp …, 2021 - clinexprheumatol.org
Objective. Literature shows high rates of comorbidity between fibromyalgia (FM) and mood
disorders, especially major depressive disorder (MMD), reported in more than half of the …

How often are antidepressants prescribed off‐label among older adults in Germany? A claims data analysis

W Schäfer, T Reinders, O Riedel… - British Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To estimate the extent of off‐label prescribing of antidepressants in older adults and to
characterize patients with off‐label vs on‐label prescriptions of antidepressants using a …