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SynthesisCurrent drug metabolism2020

Model-based Meta-analysis to Compare Primary Efficacy-endpoint, Efficacy-time Course, Safety, and Tolerability of Opioids Used in the Management of Osteoarthritic Pain in Humans.

Suhaila Omar Alhaj-Suliman, Gary Milavetz, Aliasger Karimjee Salem

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Synthesis in Current drug metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suhaila Omar Alhaj-SulimanDivision of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Gary MilavetzDivision of Applied Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Aliasger Karimjee SalemDivision of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite recent therapeutic advances, osteoarthritis continues to be a challenging health problem, especially in the elderly population. Opioids, which are potent analgesics, have shown an extraordinary ability to reduce intense pain in many osteoarthritic clinical trials; however, there is an increased need for a study to integrate the reported outcomes and utilize them to achieve a better understanding. Herein, efficacy and safety aspects of opioids used to manage osteoarthritic pain were assessed and compared using a model-based meta-analysis (MBMA).

methodsTo perform the analysis, a comprehensive database consisting of pain relief compounds with information on summary-level of efficacy over time, adverse events and dropout rates was compiled from multiple sources. MBMA was conducted using a nonlinear mixed-effects modeling approach.

resultsThe results of primary efficacy endpoint analysis indicated that the doses of oxycodone, oxymorphone, and tramadol required to produce 50% of the maximum effect were 47, 84, and 247 mg per day, respectively. Efficacytime course analysis showed that opioids had rapid time to efficacy onset, suggesting potentially powerful painrelieving effects. It was also found that gastrointestinal adverse events were the most opioid-associated and dosedependent adverse effects. In addition, the analysis revealed that opioids were well-tolerated at low to moderate doses.

conclusionThis MBMA provides clinically meaningful insights into the efficacy and safety profiles of oxycodone, oxymorphone, and tramadol. Resultantly, the presented framework analysis can have an impact in the clinic on drug development where it can guide: the optimization of doses of opioids required to manage osteoarthritic pain; the making of precise key decisions for the positioning of new drugs, and; the design of more efficient trials.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalAnalgesics, OpioidHumansOsteoarthritisOxycodoneOxymorphonePainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTramadolTreatment OutcomeAnalgesics, OpioidOxycodoneOxymorphoneTramadolefficacy-time coursemodel-based meta-analysisOpioidsosteoarthritissafetytolerability

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PMID32407270
PMCPMC9670863
OpenAlexW3025411047

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