Morris Animal Foundation study shows drug comes up short in osteoarthritis pain relief
(Morris Animal Foundation) Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Georgia, have found that tramadol was ineffective in alleviating signs of pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. The research team published their results in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Gabapentin vs. Tramadol
Title: Gabapentin vs. TramadolCategory: MedicationsCreated: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - March 22, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
NHS prescriptions for 'seductive' opioid painkillers surges by 80 per cent in ten years
PRESCRIPTIONS for powerful painkillers have soared by 80 per cent in a decade, figures showed yesterday. Doctors in England issued 23.8 million opioid drugs last year, such as tramadol – on which TV star Ant McPartlin, 42, became hooked after a knee operation. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
March 12, 2018: Champaign, Illinois, Resident Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Producing and Selling Over 80,000 Homemade Tramadol Capsules to Customers without Verifying Prescriptions
(Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 14, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Specialist units not GPs should control pain killer use
Doctors are doling out opioids such as tramadol and oxycodone in huge numbers, driving an escalating crisis in addiction to prescription drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cameroon:'Tramadol Is a Social Malaise'
[Cameroon Tribune] Dr Agwe Samuel, Mental Health Specialist, South West Regional Delegation of Public Health, Buea. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tramadol: The powerful painkiller that is 'legal but addictive'
SOLD as a powerful painkiller, Tramadol is a “Class C” drug from the opiate group which includes heroin and methadone. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Opioid tramadol destabilizes, fuels terror in parts of Africa, UN warns
The illegal trade and growing abuse of tramadol, a synthetic opioid, are destabilizing parts of West Africa, especially in the Sahel region, where it is fueling terror groups and providing revenue for them to carry out attacks, UN officials and security experts say. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trafficking of pills used by suicide bombers soars in Sahel
The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
November 28, 2017: Champaign, Illinois, Resident Guilty of Producing and Selling Over 80,000 Homemade Tramadol Capsules to Customers Without Verifying Prescriptions
(Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - December 4, 2017 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Tramadol effects on physical performance and sustained attention during a 20-min indoor cycling time-trial: A randomised controlled trial - Holgado D, Zandonai T, Zabala M, Hopker J, Perakakis P, Luque-Casado A, Ciria L, Guerra-Hernandez E, Sanabria D.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of tramadol on performance during a 20-min cycling time-trial (Experiment 1), and to test whether sustained attention would be impaired during cycling after tramadol intake (Experiment 2). DESIGN: Randomized, d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
November 2017 RxNorm Release Available for Download
The RxNorm November 2017 Release is now available for download. The November release is consistent with the 2017AB Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus Release Files. A new Qualitative Distinction “Matrix Delivery” is included to help distinguish tramadol containing drugs that cannot be prescribed interchangeably with other tramadol drugs. (Source: UMLS News)
Source: UMLS News - November 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Nigeria:Rising Drug Abuse
[This Day] Everyday, over a 500,000 bottles of codeine are consumed by young Nigerians across the country, same with the intake of tramadol, rohypnol, marijuana, and other opioids, an alarming trend that has subtly eaten deeply into the Nigerian fabric with children of all classes having a field day abusing these drugs. But parents, stakeholders and the society continue to live in self-denial as a time bomb waits to explode. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
A 15-year overview of increasing tramadol utilisation and associated mortality and the impact of tramadol classification in the United Kingdom - Chen TC, Chen LC, Knaggs RD.
This study aimed to develop hypotheses to explain the increasing tramadol utilisation, evaluate the impact of tramadol classification, and explore the trend between tramadol utilisation and related deaths in the United Kingdom. METHODS: Th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
