Background: Approximately 40 million people in need of palliative care worldwide, while
80% of them live in low-and middle-income countries. Kazakhstan, a low-to middle-income …

Abstract Background and Aims The current opioid epidemic in the United States began 20
years ago and has become the leading cause of accidental deaths in the country. This crisis …

Background Since there is no current international consensus on the optimal approach for
pain management in acute pancreatitis (AP), analgesic practices may vary across different …

Background Opioid drug prescription (ODP) and opioid-related mortality (ORM) have
increased in Spain. However, their relationship is complex, as ORM is registered without …

Introduction Opioid prescribing trends have been investigated in many countries. However,
the patterns of over-the-counter purchases of opioids without a prescription, such as codeine …

Clinically focused interventions for people living with pain, such as health professional
education, clinical decision support systems, prescription drug monitoring programs, and …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of the tightened Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
prescribing rules for immediate release (IR) and controlled release (CR) opioid medicines (1 …

Background: The United States (US) ranks high, nationally, in opioid consumption. The
ongoing increase in the misuse and mortality amid the opioid epidemic has been …

Abstract Background and Objectives Pain treatments and their efficacy have been studied
extensively. Yet surprisingly little is known about the types of treatments, and combinations …

Aims The aim of this work is to describe opioid initiation and long‐term use after emergency
department (ED) visits or hospitalizations in New South Wales, Australia, by patient …