23 for this month! Lots of interesting stuff, from large-scale epidemiology to randomized controlled trials. 1) Pharmacokinetic Properties and Human Use Characteristics of an FDA Approved IntranasalNaloxone Product for the Treatment of Opioid Overdose. Krieter P, Chiang N, Gyaw S, Skolnick P, Crystal R, Keegan F, Aker J, Beck M, Harris J. J Clin Pharmacol. 2016 MayRead More
PubMed Update November 2015 – January 2016
We have 35 articles for your viewing this time, with apologies for the delay in getting this out. Thanks to Traci Green for offering to help out and for reviewing this post. 1) Management of patients with issues related to opioid safety, efficacy and/or misuse: a case series from an integrated, interdisciplinary clinic. Becker WC, MerlinRead More
PubMed Update September 2015
Twelve this month. Enjoy! 1) Correlates of Opioid Use in Adults With Self-Reported Drug Use Recruited From Public Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics. Ries R, Krupski A, West II, Maynard C, Bumgardner K, Donovan D, Dunn C, Roy-Byrne P. J Addict Med. 2015 Oct;9(5):417-26. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000151. Comment: Can’t access the full article, but the abstract suggests a fascinatingRead More
PubMed Update August 2015
Sixteen in August. Back on schedule (thanks to jetlag). 1) Reducing Fatal Opioid Overdose: Prevention, Treatment and Harm Reduction Strategies. Hawk KF, Vaca FE, D’Onofrio G. Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep 3;88(3):235-245. eCollection 2015 Sep. Review. Comment: Can’t access full article. Appears to be a review of harm reduction strategies for opioid overdose prevention.Read More
PubMed Update June – July 2015
Great stuff this time! 34 in two months. Opioid OverdosePrevention Programs Providing Naloxoneto Laypersons – United States, 2014. Wheeler E, Jones TS, Gilbert MK, Davidson PJ. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):631-5. Comment: The long-awaited sequel to 2010’s blockbuster naloxone MMWR report! 152,283 laypersons trained and 26,463 overdose reversals reported to naloxone programs through 2014.Read More
PubMed Update March – May 2015
Three months. 46 papers. I’m already a month behind. 1) Development and implementation of intranasal naloxone opioid overdose response protocol at a homeless health clinic. Dahlem CH, Horstman MJ, Williams BC. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2015 Mar 26. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12249. [Epub ahead of print] Comments: Naloxone programs have been providing kits to settings where homeless people receive servicesRead More
PubMed Update November 2014 – February 2015
Catching up on 51 papers in 4 months. Did you miss me? 1) New Drugs of Abuse. Rech MA, Donahey E, Cappiello Dziedzic JM, Oh L, Greenhalgh E. Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Dec 4. doi: 10.1002/phar.1522. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: Review of management of drug toxicities among novel, synthetic compounds. 2) Police officer attitudes towards intranasal naloxone training.Read More
PubMed Update May/June 2014
25 papers in two months. Anyone want to help with this? 1) Naloxone therapy in opioid overdose patients: intranasal or intravenous? A randomized clinical trial. Sabzghabaee AM, Eizadi-Mood N, Yaraghi A, Zandifar S. Arch Med Sci. 2014 May 12;10(2):309-14. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2014.42584. Epub 2014 May 13. PMID: 24904666 [PubMed] Free PMC Article Comments: More data toRead More
PubMed Update March/April 2014
Better late than never, right? 24 papers over two months. 1) Overdose rescues by trained and untrained participants and change in opioid use among substance-using participants in overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: a retrospective cohort study. Doe-Simkins M, Quinn E, Xuan Z, Sorensen-Alawad A, Hackman H, Ozonoff A, Walley AY. BMC Public Health. 2014 AprRead More
PubMed Update: Another Year in Overdose
Another year in overdose, September 2012-August 2013, generally in reverse chronological order, and following the same loosely-formed categories as last year. Once again, this is opioid focused and misses anything not listed in the PubMed database – which means it misses many interesting papers to which you are warmly welcomed to post links! This yearRead More