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Joerg Filitz
Researcher at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Publications - 2
Citations - 455
Joerg Filitz is an academic researcher from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Buprenorphine & Ceiling effect. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 428 citations.
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Current knowledge of buprenorphine and its unique pharmacological profile.
Joseph V. Pergolizzi,Anna Maria Aloisi,Albert Dahan,Joerg Filitz,Richard M. Langford,Rudolf Likar,Sebastiano Mercadante,Bart Morlion,Robert B. Raffa,Rainer Sabatowski,Paola Sacerdote,Luis Torres,Avi A. Weinbroum +12 more
TL;DR: Buprenorphine exhibits a pronounced antihyperalgesic effect that might indicate potential advantages in the treatment of neuropathic pain, and its favorable safety profile and proven efficacy in severe pain and favorable tolerability mean that it can be considered a safe and effective option for treating chronic cancer and noncancer pain.
REVIEW ARTICLE Current Knowledge of Buprenorphine and Its Unique Pharmacological Profile
Joseph V. Pergolizzi,Anna Maria Aloisi,Albert Dahan,Joerg Filitz,Richard M. Langford,Rudolf Likar,Sebastiano Mercadante,Bart Morlion,Robert B. Raffa,Rainer Sabatowski,Paola Sacerdote,Luis Torres,Avi A. Weinbroum +12 more
TL;DR: Despite the increasing clinical use of transder-mal buprenorphine, questions have persisted about the possibility of a ceiling effect for analgesia, its combination as discussed by the authors, and its combination.