Many head and neck cancer (HNC) patients experience painful therapy-related mucositis and dermatitis. This prospective observational study evaluated transdermal buprenorphine use in HNC patients to relieve treatment-related pain. During treatment with paracetamol or tramadol, visual analogue scale (VAS)-pain scores >30/100
Journal of addiction medicine, 7(3), 210-215 (2013-04-24)
This project sought to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of providing on-site buprenorphine treatment to individuals under community corrections supervision. Seventeen women and 13 men were enrolled on-site over a 2-week period at a community corrections location. Study participants received
Journal de pharmacie de Belgique, (3)(3), 30-39 (2013-05-24)
The Substitution Treatment National Registry provided from mid 2006 till mid 2009 an exhaustive documentation on all patients being prescribed methadone or buprenorphine in Belgium. This endeavour was possible through cooperation of all community pharmacies and their representative organizations was
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 155 Suppl 1, 25-31 (2013-05-18)
Chronic pain in the elderly is common. Especially in the elderly inadequate treatment of pain can cause significant functional impairmentand deterioration of qualityof life. Theaim of this post-marketing surveillance study was to collect data from clinical practice on the analgesic
Revue medicale de Bruxelles, 34(3), 132-140 (2013-08-21)
Assess the effectiveness of hospital detoxification of opiate substitution treatment (OST) in patients who failed to withdraw as outpatients. Retrospective study, conducted among patients admitted for withdrawal of OST in an addiction unit between 2005 and 2011. Referent physicians were
