Dentists, opioids, and international disparities

Opioid use in the United States of America is disproportionately high compared to other part of the world. Dentists in the US are frequent prescribers of opioids, and researchers have recently compared opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States and England....

Antiplatelets may be safe after intracerebral bleeding

Antiplatelet treatment reduces the risk of major vascular event, but people surviving intracerebral haemorrhage are at risk of both haemorrhagic and occlusive vascular events: it is unclear if antiplatelet therapy can be used safely for these people. The REstart or...

Cannabidiol to offer a treatment option for opioid dependence?

In response to the ‘opioid epidemic,’ researchers have investigated the possibility that cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinoid agent, might reduce cue-induced craving and anxiety (characteristics that may contribute to relapse and continued drug use) in people...

Pregabalin in coronial cases

It would not be lost on anyone involved in overseeing medication safety that pregabalin has achieved a huge increase in use for management of neuropathic pain. Previous research suggests that this medication is often used in combination with other potentially...