インドにおけるオピオイドの医療的使用,誤用,そしてその逸脱
M R Rajagopal1, D E Joranson, A M Gilson
1Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Medical College, 673008, Calicut, India. pain@vsnl.com
Lancet (London, England)
|July 21, 2001
まとめ
インドでは,2年間で1723人の患者で,自宅での痛み緩和のために,口服用モルヒンが安全に使用されました. この研究では,オピオイドの誤用または誘導の証拠は見つかりませんでしたが,これは開発途上国における厳しい規制に異議を唱えました.
科学分野:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 痛みを和らげるためのオピオイドの利用は,悪用と転用を防ぐことを目的とした厳しい規制のために,開発途上国では制限されています.
- これらの規制は,しばしば,モルヒネのような必要不可欠な鎮痛剤へのアクセスを必要とする患者のために妨げます.
研究 の 目的:
- インドのホームケアにおける外来患者による疼痛管理における経口モルヒンの安全性と有効性を評価する.
- リベラライズされた配給慣行の文脈におけるオピオイドの乱用および転用の蔓延を調査する.
主な方法:
- インドのカリカットで,外来患者によるホームケアベースで,痛み管理のために口服モルヒンを投与された1723人の患者を対象に,前向きな研究が行われました.
- データ収集は2年間にわたり,処方されたオピオイドの誤用または誘導の事例を特定することに焦点を当てました.
主要な成果:
- 2年間の研究期間中,1723人の患者の間で,経口モルヒンの誤用または誘導の症例は特定されなかった.
- この調査結果は,インドでは,オーラルモルヒンが安全に投与され,患者が自宅での痛み緩和に利用できることを示しています.
結論:
- 口服用モルヒンは,インドのような発展途上国では,広く誤用されるという懸念に反して,自宅での使用のために安全に患者に投与することができます.
- 緩和ケアプログラムは,医療目的のオピオイドの利用の改善を提唱し,意識を高めるために当局とメディアと連携する必要があります.
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