Can paracetamol lower stress and anxiety by blunting emotions during and after computer guided dental implant surgeries? Findings from a randomized crossover clinical trial
ConclusionParacetamol is effective in reducing stress by minimizing anxiety and blunting emotions of “fear-from-pain” so that pain is no longer perceived as much. However, paracetamol lacks the ability to control swelling at implant site. Computer guided flapless-implant surgery with immediate loading can be recommended for fearful patients. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 18, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Ibuprofen During the COVID-19 Pandemic Ibuprofen During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The question of whether to use ibuprofen during the COVID-19 pandemic has been controversial. What role did social media have in disseminating this information, and how should clinicians address it?Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Suicide attempt with selective serotinin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants - Cuenca Carcel én S, Moral Larraz A, Sanchíz Perea A, Alonso Cadenas JA, de la Torre Espí M.
Voluntary pharmacological poisoning in adolescents for autolytic purposes represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this age group1.
The drugs most frequently implicated are paracetamol, ibuprofen and, thirdly, selective serotonin reup... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ibuprofen and naproxen 'may worsen Covid-19', study warns
Researchers led by the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, warned that Covid-19 could be more deadly for people taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Ibuprofen Lysine Injection, 20 Mg/2 Ml (10 Mg/Ml) Due to Particulate Matter
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC ( “Exela”), in association with marketer X-Gen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“X-Gen”), is voluntarily recalling lot number PLND1613 of Ibuprofen Lysine Injection, 20 mg /2 mL (10 mg/mL), vials to the hospital or user level. Some of the vials have been found to contain particulate matter. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
UK Scientists Test Ibuprofen as COVID-19 Treatment UK Scientists Test Ibuprofen as COVID-19 Treatment
The trial in patients hospitalized with coronavirus will use lipid ibuprofen rather than the typical pain relief tablets.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a treatment
Hospital patients sick with the virus will be given the drug to see if it can help with their breathing. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ibuprofen does NOT make coronavirus symptoms worse
Arthritis patients are putting industrial lubricant WD-40 on their joints because they fear, wrongly, that ibuprofen will make Covid -19 symptoms worse, a leading pharmacist has warned. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community, NG163, NICE (updated 22nd April 2020)
On 22 April 2020, we added ibuprofen as an option for managing fever and other symptoms that antipyretics would help treat. We also clarified the source of prescribing data in some tables. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why you CAN take ibuprofen for coronavirus symptoms
Go to any pharmacy and there's one product I can guarantee you'll be able to buy - ibuprofen. Packets of the painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug line the shelves, while paracetamol is difficult to find. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ibuprofen; no evidence preventing use during COVID-19
The updated position from the National Health Services (NHS), Medicines& Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) confirms that pa (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - April 17, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
