Tramadol: Weighing the Risks in ChildrenTramadol: Weighing the Risks in Children
The FDA is evaluating the safety of tramadol in children after a recent case report of tramadol-associated respiratory depression in a child. What will the results tell us? Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - December 9, 2015 Category: Pathology Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Aurobindo Pharma may launch Tramadol tablets in US market from January
According to a statement issue by the company, it received final approval from the USFDA to manufacture and market the drug. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 23, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Comparative toxicity of tapentadol and tramadol utilizing data reported to the National Poison Data System - Tsutaoka BT, Ho RY, Fung SM, Kearney TE.
BACKGROUND: Tapentadol (TAP) and tramadol (TRA) provide pain relief through similar monoaminergic and opioid agonist properties. OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical effects and medical outcomes between TAP and TRA exposures reported to the National Pois... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
FDA Reviewing Risk With Off-Label Tramadol Use in ChildrenFDA Reviewing Risk With Off-Label Tramadol Use in Children
The FDA is investigating the risk for respiratory problems in children aged 17 years and younger treated with the pain medication tramadol. News Alerts (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Alert Source Type: news
FDA Examining Tramadol Use in Children (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
The FDA is investigating whether the painkiller tramadol causes breathing problems when used off-label in … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - September 22, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Tramadol: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Evaluating Risks of Using in Children Aged 17 and Younger
Ultra-rapid metabolizers are more likely to have higher-than-normal amounts of the active form of the opioid in their blood after taking tramadol, which can result in breathing difficulty that may lead to death. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - September 21, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
My hysterectomy for cancer – Carol’s story
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In March 2013 I went for my routine annual smear, I have been on yearly smears since the birth of my last daughter in 1997. Two weeks later I received a letter with an appointment to attend the colposcopy clinic which was scheduled for two weeks later (end of April).
I attended this and was told I had cin3 pre-cancer cells on my cervix. They tried to do the leep whilst I was there but were unable to do it as the pain was horrendous. So I was advised it needed to be done under a general. The end of May I had my leep ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Tags: Your Stories cancer cervical cancer Source Type: news
My hysterectomy for cancer – Carol ’ s story
In March 2013 I went for my routine annual smear, I have been on yearly smears since the birth of my last daughter in 1997. Two weeks later I received a letter with an appointment to attend the colposcopy clinic which was scheduled for two weeks later (end of April).
I attended this and was told I had cin3 pre-cancer cells on my cervix. They tried to do the leep whilst I was there but were unable to do it as the pain was horrendous. So I was advised it needed to be done under a general. The end of May I had my leep done. I took a week off work to rest, then went back to work to await the results. On June 27th I went to my...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer cervical cancer hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
My hysterectomy for cancer – Carol ’ s story
In March 2013 I went for my routine annual smear, I have been on yearly smears since the birth of my last daughter in 1997. Two weeks later I received a letter with an appointment to attend the colposcopy clinic which was scheduled for two weeks later (end of April).
I attended this and was told I had cin3 pre-cancer cells on my cervix. They tried to do the leep whilst I was there but were unable to do it as the pain was horrendous. So I was advised it needed to be done under a general. The end of May I had my leep done. I took a week off work to rest, then went back to work to await the results. On June 27th I went to my...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer cervical cancer hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
My hysterectomy for cancer – Carol ’ s story
In March 2013 I went for my routine annual smear, I have been on yearly smears since the birth of my last daughter in 1997. Two weeks later I received a letter with an appointment to attend the colposcopy clinic which was scheduled for two weeks later (end of April).
I attended this and was told I had cin3 pre-cancer cells on my cervix. They tried to do the leep whilst I was there but were unable to do it as the pain was horrendous. So I was advised it needed to be done under a general. The end of May I had my leep done. I took a week off work to rest, then went back to work to await the results. On June 27th I went to my...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer cervical cancer hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Tramadol half life is dose dependent in overdose - Khosrojerdi H, Alipour Talesh G, Danaei GH, Shokooh Saremi S, Adab A, Afshari R.
BACKGROUND: Tramalol overdose is disproportionately more common in Iran. In recent years, Tramadol overdose has become one of the most common causes of poisoning admissions to emergency departments in this country. To the best of our knowledge, there is li... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Tramadol and the risk of fracture in an elderly female population: a cost utility assessment with comparison to transdermal buprenorphine - Hirst A, Knight C, Hirst M, Dunlop W, Akehurst R.
INTRODUCTION: Opioid treatment for chronic pain is a known risk factor for falls and/or fractures in elderly patients. The latter cause a significant cost to the National Health Service and the Personal Social Services in the UK. Tramadol has a higher risk... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Tramadol for Premature EjaculationTramadol for Premature Ejaculation
A new study examines the off-label usage of tramadol for premature ejaculation. Is it a safe and effective treatment option? BMC Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Journal Article Source Type: news
Must-read: another adverse effect associated with tramadol
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Tramadol and Hypoglycemia: One More Thing to Worry About. Nelson LS, Juurlink DN. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Feb 1;175(2):194-5
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Hypoglycemia associated with use of tramadol has been noted previously in scattered case reports, after both overdose and therapeutic ingestion, involving patients with and without diabetes. In this month’s issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Fournier et al. presented a large case-control study comparing patients started on tramadol for pain with similar patients started on codeine. They found that the tramadol patients had a significantly increased risk of hospitalizati...
Source: The Poison Review - February 10, 2015 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical adverse effect hypoglycemia tramadol ultram Source Type: news
Recent Hysterectomy – Jane ’ s story
Hi Ladies, I joined the site back in November but this is my first time posting. I’m 39 and a single Mum to my 5 year old son. I have suffered with Endometriosis since my mid-twenties and subsequently had 3 operations to remove the growth, after which I felt much improved until it returned and I began the same repeat of surgery!
After the birth of my son in 2009 everything seemed fine until the end of 2012 when the niggling lower back and hip pain started up again, exaggerating when I had my period. By July 2013 the pain became non-cyclical and I was in constant pain, I had extreme bloating and would start the day in my ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 26, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis endometriosis laparoscopic hysterectomy Source Type: news
