2024
Long-Term Use of Muscle Relaxant Medications for Chronic Pain
Oldfield B, Gleeson B, Morford K, Adams Z, Funaro M, Becker W, Merlin J. Long-Term Use of Muscle Relaxant Medications for Chronic Pain. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2434835. PMID: 39298168, PMCID: PMC11413720, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back painBack painSkeletal muscle relaxantsChronic painRandomized clinical trialsNeck painCohort studyEfficacy of long-term useLong-term useSystematically searched Ovid MEDLINEMuscle relaxant medicationsModerate risk of biasOpioid prescribing guidelinesRisk of biasQuality of cohort studiesWeb of SciencePainful crampsRelaxant medicationsChronic pain syndromesPainful spasmsOvid MEDLINEPrescribing guidelinesSystematic reviewIncreased prescriptionModerate risk
2020
Systematic review of benzodiazepines for anxiety disorders in late life.
Gupta A, Bhattacharya G, Farheen SA, Funaro M, Balasubramaniam M, Young J, Tampi DJ, Tampi RR. Systematic review of benzodiazepines for anxiety disorders in late life. Annals Of Clinical Psychiatry 2020, 32: 114-127. PMID: 32343283.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsAnxiety disordersSystematic reviewOlder adultsTolerability of benzodiazepinesCochrane Central RegisterMild adverse effectsLater lifeEnglish-language articlesTreatment of anxietyLong-term useWeb of ScienceTolerability dataCentral RegisterControlled TrialsCochrane DatabaseOvid EmbaseLong-term benefitsOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaEligible articlesBenzodiazepinesDecreased anxietyStudy periodAdverse effectsTrials