A review on tramadol toxicity: mechanism of action, clinical presentation, and treatment

S Nakhaee, C Hoyte, RC Dart, M Askari… - Forensic …, 2021 - Springer
Aims As an analgesic that acts upon the central nervous system (CNS), tramadol has gained
popularity in treating moderate to severe pain. Recently, it has been increasingly reported as …

Incidence and general hospital costs of self-harm across England: estimates based on the multicentre study of self-harm

A Tsiachristas, G Geulayov, D Casey… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsThe aim of this study was to estimate incidence of self-harm presentations to hospitals
and their associated hospital costs across England. MethodsWe used individual patient data …

[HTML][HTML] Misappropriation of the 1986 WHO analgesic ladder: the pitfalls of labelling opioids as weak or strong

J Crush, N Levy, RD Knaggs, DN Lobo - British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022 - Elsevier
Opioids have a vital role in alleviating pain from cancer and surgery. Despite good
intentions, it is now recognised that the original WHO Cancer Pain Relief guidance from …

Suicide‐related over‐the‐counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000‐2018

AG Hopkins, HA Spiller, S Kistamgari… - … and drug safety, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate suicide‐related over‐the‐counter (OTC) analgesic medication
exposures among individuals≥ 6 years old reported to United States (US) poison control …

Repeated administration of clinically relevant doses of the prescription opioids tramadol and tapentadol causes lung, cardiac, and brain toxicity in wistar rats

J Barbosa, J Faria, F Garcez, S Leal, LP Afonso… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tramadol and tapentadol, two structurally related synthetic opioid analgesics, are widely
prescribed due to the enhanced therapeutic profiles resulting from the synergistic …

Repeated administration of clinical doses of tramadol and tapentadol causes hepato-and nephrotoxic effects in Wistar rats

J Barbosa, J Faria, F Garcez, S Leal, LP Afonso… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tramadol and tapentadol are fully synthetic and extensively used analgesic opioids,
presenting enhanced therapeutic and safety profiles as compared with their peers. However …

Drug overdose deaths during prison riots and mental states of prisoners: a case study

L Tomassini, G Giuli, E Bottoni, MC David… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Prison riots, though often sensationalized in the media, have profound consequences, with a
significant death toll. Prison populations, historically plagued by psychiatric disorders …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective analysis of therapeutic drug exposures in New Zealand National Poisons Centre data 2018–2020

EK Kumpula, DA Paterson, AC Pomerleau - Australian and New Zealand …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The New Zealand National Poisons Centre advises the general public
and health professionals on management of exposures to various substances. The …

Rural community pharmacy approaches to lethal means management for suicide prevention

J Lavigne, J West, D Carpenter - Clinical gerontologist, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Medications are common means of suicide. Rural areas have high suicide
rates, greater proportions of older adults and veterans, and few providers. We assessed the …

Estimates of paracetamol poisoning in Brazil: analysis of official records from 1990s to 2020

O Jhh, G Tf, S Mt - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To assess the cases of paracetamol poisoning in Brazil. Methods: Analysis of
official records of deaths between 1996 and 2019 from the Brazil Mortality Information …