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Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 229

Author/s: Chou, R, Hartung, D, Turner, J, Blazina, I, Chan, B, Levander, X, McDonagh, M, Selph, S, Fu, Pappas

Objectives. Chronic pain is common, and opioid therapy is frequently prescribed for this condition. This report updates and expands on a prior Comparative Effectiveness Review on long-term (≥1 year) effectiveness and harms of opioid therapy for chronic pain, including evidence...

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opioid therapy chronic pain comparative review opioid-use disorder methadone Buprenorphine

Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 224

Author/s: Viswanathan, M, Kennedy, SM, McKeeman, J, Christian, R, Coker-Schwimmer, Cook Middleton, Bann, C, Lux, L, Randolph, Forman-Hoffman, V

Background. Depressive disorders can affect long-term mental and physical health functioning among children and adolescents, including increased risk of suicide. Despite access to several nonpharmacological, pharmacological, and combined treatment options for childhood...

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children adolescent child depression treatment cognitive behavioral therapy selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Prevalence of Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Among People With Regular or Dependent Use of Cannabinoids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Author/s: Bahji, A., Stephenson, C., Tyo, R., Hawken, E.R., Seitz, D.P.

IMPORTANCE: 

Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (CWS)-a diagnostic indicator of cannabis use disorder-commonly occurs on cessation of heavy and prolonged cannabis use. To date, the prevalence of CWS syndrome has not been well described, nor have the factors potentially associated with CWS....

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cannabis cannabis use withdrawl predictors

Hepatitis B Management: Guidance for the Primary Care Provider

Author/s: Tang, AS, Thornton, K, HBV Primary Care Working Group

The purpose of this document is to provide simplified, up-to-date, and readily accessible guidance for primary care medical providers related to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance.
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Safety considerations with chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Author/s: Juurlink, D.

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coronavirus treatment

Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Wounds in Older Adults

Author/s: Hoversten, K.P., Kiemele, L.J., Stolp, A.M., Verdoorn, B.

Chronic wounds are common, disproportionately affect older adults, and are likely to be encountered by providers across all specialties and care settings. All providers should be familiar with basic wound prevention, identification, classification, and treatment approach, all of which are...

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chronic wound prevention wound prevention

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients With Covid-19

Author/s: Vaduganathan, M., Vardeny, O., Thomas, Michel, McMurray, J., Pfeffer, M.A., Solomon, S.D.

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Coronavirus: Vaccines and Immunity - An interview with Gregory A. Poland, M.D. from the Mayo Vaccine Research Group

Author/s: Bauchner, H

As COVID-19 spreads globally, populations who survive their illness will become immune. Mayo Vaccine Research Group Director Gregory Poland, MD discusses antibody responses, the duration of immunity, herd immunity, vaccine candidates, and the prospects for using convalescent serum to passively...

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COVID-19 2019 novel coronavirus 2019-nCOV vaccine immunology

COVID-19 - Some Drug-Related Issues

No abstract available.
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2019 novel coronavirus 2019-nCOV COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 drug therapy ACE inihibitor NSAID chloroquine hydroxychloroquine Remdesivir

Retinal detachment

Author/s: Kwok, J.M., Yu, C.W., Christakis, P.G.

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