Tag: intrathecal drug delivery

Intrathecal drug delivery effective for managing cancer-related pain, as per existing...

Two separate systematic reviews and meta-analyses—both published recently in Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface—have concluded that intrathecal drug delivery (IDD) systems are effective...

Salim Hayek

Salim Hayek is chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland and a professor in Case Western Reserve University’s Department...
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Decision-making in intrathecal drug delivery devices “life-threatening” amid COVID-19

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to prevent the spread of disease and manage critical hospital resources has never been more critical. In a...

Latest FDA caution for the use of off-label drugs in intrathecal...

While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for caution regarding the use of off-label medications administered intrathecally, pain management experts have...
Researchers at Ohio State University, USA, say deep brain stimulation from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker can slow the decline of problem-solving and decision-making skills in Alzheimer’s patients.

FDA approves new clinician programmer for SynchroMed II intrathecal drug delivery...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new clinician programmer for use with the SynchroMed II Intrathecal Drug Delivery system (Medtronic),...