Prescribing patterns of tramadol in adults in IMS® primary care databases in France and Germany between 1 January 2006 and 30 June 2016.

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Abstract

There is increasing concern with regard to fatal intoxications with prescription opioids and tramadol poisonings. This study aimed to characterise prescribing patterns for tramadol in primary care in France and Germany and identify long-term treatment and potential risk factors for such treatment.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol.

Title: European journal of clinical pharmacology

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1432-1041

ISSN (Print): 0031-6970

Publication date (Electronic): May 2019

Volume: 75

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] Business, Data and Analytics Department, European Medicines Agency, 30 Churchill Pl, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5EU, UK. karin.hedenmalm@ema.europa.eu.

[2 ] Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. karin.hedenmalm@ema.europa.eu.

[3 ] Pharmacovigilance and Epidemiology Department, European Medicines Agency, London, UK.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00228-018-02622-9

DOI: 10.1007/s00228-018-02622-9

PubMed ID: 30675632

SO-VID: 175ce48a-38cf-44a3-80cc-190d55b95df8

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Keywords: Clinical pharmacology,Drug utilisation,Opioids,Chronic pain,Pain

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Keywords: Clinical pharmacology, Drug utilisation, Opioids, Chronic pain, Pain

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