Tramadol Becomes Schedule IV Drug

Drug addiction in Gaza and the illicit trafficking of tramadol

Basic pharmacology relevant to drug abuse assessment: tramadol as example.

Tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic in widespread use throughout the world. Although there is extensive preclinical, clinical, post-marketing and epidemiological data indicating relatively low--but not zero--abuse/dependence, questions continue to arise about its abuse potential and appropriate regulatory classification. This article considers these questions from the point of view of the ...

Tramadol: a wonder drug for the treatment of chronic pain?

Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, costly and disabling conditions in both clinical practice and the workplace, yet often remains inadequately treated. Musculoskeletal conditions, such as low-back pain and osteoarthritis (OA), are the leading causes of disability among individuals of working age. The goals of adequate pain management include pain relief, minimizing disability, improving...

drug addiction in gaza and the illicit trafficking of tramadol

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Nonweekend schedule for BACTEC drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Determination of the drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by conventional methods using an agar-based medium may take 3 weeks or more to complete. On the other hand, results on positive cultures are generally available in 4 to 7 days with the radiometric (BACTEC, Johnston Laboratories, Towson, Md.) procedure. One disadvantage to the latter is the requirement to determine the quanti...