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ArticleCureus2020

Treating Non-fentanyl-derived Synthetic Opioid Overdose with a Traditional Opioid Reversal Agent.

Valerie S Acuna, Ethan M Abels, Amir Alhelwani, Saeed K Alzghari

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valerie S AcunaPharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, USA.
Ethan M AbelsPharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dallas, USA.
Amir AlhelwaniPharmacy, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Waxahachie, USA.
Saeed K AlzghariPharmacy, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Waxahachie, USA.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · USTexas Tech University · USUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the opioid crisis in the United States continues to grow, non-fentanyl-derived synthetic opioids (NSOs) are growing in both availability and popularity. NSO use comes with considerable risk including a high potential for both abuse and overdose. In this editorial, we review the consequences of overdose with the NSOs U-47700 and butyrfentanyl (BF) and the potential for the use of naloxone as a treatment for such instances. Naloxone administration was found to be successful in reversing opioid effects and re-establishing independent breathing in a patient taking U-47700 or BF. With a high rate of success in treating opioid overdose and a low chance of negatively affecting healthy non-dependent persons, naloxone is an ideal medication in these situations. We recommend the use of naloxone in cases of NSO opioid overdose and advocate for the increased availability of naloxone products to improve overdose outcomes nationwide.

Indexed as

butyrfentanylnaloxonensoopioid abuseopioid crisisopioid reversalu47700

Identifiers

PMID32284916
PMCPMC7147527
OpenAlexW3012317583

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Registered trials

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