Letter to Editor Oxycodone/naloxone as a therapeutic option in a patient with chronic pain and opioid-induced bowel dysfunction

Oxycodone/naloxone as a therapeutic option in a patient with chronic pain and opioid-induced bowel dysfunction

Cancer-induced pain is a complex issue of utmost importance in everyday clinical practice. Published data show that the majority of patients with advanced or disseminated cancer and between 27% and 60% of ambulatory cancer patients in various stages of the disease may suffer from moderate or severe pain (VAS 5–10) [1, 2]. However, it has been demonstrated that up to 82% of patients with cancer-...

Chronic appendicitis in a patient with 15 years abdominal pain

Khorasani B1, Gholizadeh Pasha A2 1. Assistant professor, Department of surgery, Faculty of medicine, Tehran University of rehabilitation 2. Assistant professor, Department of surgery, Faculty of medicine, Babol University of medical sciences Abstract Background: Acute appendicitis is a completely known disease but for many physicians chronic appendicitis is unknown and some of them do...

Physician retention in deprived areas: a letter to the editor

a comparison of teachers and supervisors, with respect to teacher efficacy and reflection

supervisors play an undeniable role in training teachers, before starting their professional experience by preparing them, at the initial years of their teaching by checking their work within the proper framework, and later on during their teaching by assessing their progress. but surprisingly, exploring their attributes, professional demands, and qualifications has remained a neglected theme i...

Buprenorphine/naloxone as a promising therapeutic option for opioid abusing patients with chronic pain: reduction of pain, opioid withdrawal symptoms, and abuse liability of oral oxycodone.

Few studies have examined abuse of prescription opioids among individuals with chronic pain under buprenorphine/naloxone (Bup/Nx) maintenance. The current 7-week inpatient study assessed oral oxycodone self-administration by patients with chronic pain who had a history of opioid abuse. Participants (n=25) were transitioned from their preadmission prescribed opioid to Bup/Nx. All of the particip...