Clinical characteristics distinguishing tramadol-using adolescents from other substance-using adolescents in an out-patient treatment setting - Holmstedt A, Olsson MO, Hakansson A.
BACKGROUND: Non-medical Prescription Opioid Use (NMPOU) has increased worldwide during the last decades, and specifically, tramadol misuse may represent a novel pattern of substance use among adolescents. The present study aims to analyze characteristics d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Nurse Given Prison Sentence for Drug Theft and Tampering
nurse, prison, drug theft, tampering, Katie Boll, Manchester IA, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine, tramadol, nursing home, mouthwash, fraud, deception, subterfuge, 48 months prison (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 7, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Tramadol use and public health consequences in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Rostam-Abadi Y, Gholami J, Amin-Esmaeili M, Safarcherati A, Mojtabai R, Ghadirzadeh MR, Rahimi H, Rahimi-Movaghar A.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Misuse of tramadol, an opioid prescription analgesic, is known as a public health challenge globally. We aimed to systematically review studies on the prevalence of non-prescribed use, regular tramadol use and dependence, tramadol-indu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

tramadol (Ultram)
Title: tramadol (Ultram)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - February 12, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Older Adults Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Older Adults
An increased risk of falls is speculated as a possible factor in the fracture risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - February 11, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Adults Aged & #8805;50
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 -- For older adults, initiation of tramadol is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture compared with initiation of codeine, ibuprofen, and other commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 5, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Letter to the Editor: Don't Throw Tramadol on the Junk Heap Yet
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - February 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: news

How tramadol, touted as safer opioid, became 3rd world peril
Mass abuse of the drug tramadol spans continents, from India to Africa to the Middle East. The problem is that advocates claimed it was a safer opioid, relieving pain with little risk of abuse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

`Safer opioid’ has sparked a crisis in vulnerable countries
Mass abuse of the drug tramadol spans continents, from India to Africa to the Middle East. The problem is that advocates claimed it was a safer opioid, relieving pain with little risk of abuse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Tramadol is an odd, unpredictable opioid, scientists say
Scientists describe tramadol as a messy and unpredictable man-made opioid (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Another opioid crisis is raging through the developing world
Mass abuse of the drug tramadol spans continents, from India to Africa to the Middle East. The problem is that advocates claimed it was a safer opioid, relieving pain with little risk of abuse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

News: No Reason to Choose Tramadol over Morphine
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - November 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Source Type: news

Ultram (tramadol) Side Effects
Title: Ultram (tramadol) Side EffectsCategory: MedicationsCreated: 10/21/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/21/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - October 21, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Houston TX Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Shipping Misbranded Prescription Drugs to Oldham County
Dhaval Jerambhai Dholaria, Houston TX, zolpidem tartrate, Ambien, Schedule IV controlled substance, tramadol, opioid, diazepam, Valium, zolpidem tartrate, clonazepam, Klonopin, Soma, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 9, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Eight Defendants Arrested for Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills Imported from India
Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, Harpreet Singh, Parthiban Narayanasamy, Baljeet Singh, Deepak Manchanda, Gulab Gulab, Mukul Chugh, Vikas M. Verma,Tramadol, synthetic opioid, large-scale importation, misbranded controlled substances, Queens warehouse, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 4, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news