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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Off-label use"”.
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UNIQUE PHARMACODYNAMIC PROFILE OF METHYLPHENIDATE: SELF-ADMINISTRATION-INDUCED DOPAMINE SYSTEM ALTERATIONS
… the medication Ritalin, is commonly diverted for off-label use. It is abused at high rates in both the adolescent and adult population; however, until recently, the neurochemical effects of MPH abuse had not been explored in depth. Pharmacologically MPH is a dopamine transporter (DAT) blocker with …
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A Novel Psychotropic Risk Assessment To Enhance Medical Management Of Patients With Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia
… concern documenting the risks of antipsychotic use, and psychotropic medication burden in general, for older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Yet nearly 25 percent of all long term care residents take antipsychotics for behavioral disturbances associated with …
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Development of Simulation Platform for Oropharyngeal Airway Placement and Design Evaluation of the Bardo Airway
<p>Off-label use of traditional Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA) as a bite-block, and the subsequential procedure of force exertion of the device by physician has caused many cases of patient’s teeth damage and monetary loss, as the patient’s incisors were damaged while clenching on the OPA during an …
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Association of incident gabapentin use: with long-term use of opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs
… in patients with epilepsy and has also been used for neuropathic and inflammatory pain. In addition, off-label use has increased for various disorders, including mental disorders, such as anxiety disorders and bipolar disorders as well as chronic back pain. Gabapentin prescriptions have …
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Effects of Off-Label Prescribing on Patient Decision Making
Objectives: Despite the comuse of off-label prescribing in the US, no research has been conducted to understand the impact of off-label prescribing on patient decision making. This study sought to measure the impact on trust in physicians, intentions of involvement in the decision making, beliefs …
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Selective Studies on the Challenges of Cannabis Use in Children, Youth and Young Adults
… though, remains elusive as cannabis use in younger people is vastly understudied. An evidence base is growing for use of medical cannabis to treat refractory pediatric seizures and to aid in the management of oncology pain. With some conditions, however, there is no data to support …
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The Safe and Effective Clinical Deployment of Artificial Intelligence to ols
… we have performed a risk assessment of our in-house automated treatment planning system, the Radiation Planning Assistant, to identify points of risk and subsequently develop appropriate quality assurance and training resources to minimize patient risk. </p> <p>To identify points of risk, a …
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A Multi-methods Approach to Build Evidence-Based Practice for Using Silver Diamine Fluoride for Managing Carious Lesions in Children
… there has been growing global interest in its “off-label” use for managing carious lesions.<br/><br/>SDF became available for use in the United Kingdom in 2016, however, its use remains limited here. One reason for this may be that evidence alone does not provide clinicians with enough …