Der Schmerz
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Since March 2017 the law amending narcotics and other legal regulations has made it possible for doctors to prescribe cannabis and cannabis-derived medicines. The introduction of § 31 para 6 of the Social Code Book V (SGB V) allows that patients can be treated with cannabis-derived medicines at the expense of the statutory health insurance if they have a severe illness. ⋯ The possibility of prescribing cannabis as medicine at the expense of the health insurance is an important advance in social law. The § 31 para 6 SGB V should be evaluated as soon as possible. The provisions of SGB V for the reimbursement of off-label treatment should be harmonized with § 31 para 6 SGB V.
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This article reports a case of pronounced, chronic lumboischialgia, which was not satisfactorily controlled by conventional analgesic treatment. The level of pain under high-dose dronabinol treatment with oral and inhalative administration as well as the way to reimburse the cost of medicinal cannabis flowers, the treatment success and criteria of the economic prescription procedure are presented.
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Work-related fear avoidance beliefs play an important role when considering subjective work ability among people with back pain. Pain-related self-efficacy is known as a predictor for physical activity and subjective work ability. ⋯ Work-related fear avoidance beliefs among back pain patients seem to be important for subjective work ability in the short term. This especially holds true when patients have low self-efficacy beliefs. The investigated constructs should be emphasized in the patient-centered therapy. Longitudinal studies with larger samples and more frequent follow-ups should be investigated in future studies.
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Dipyrone (metamizole) is widely used for perioperative pain management in countries where it is marketed; however, uncertainty exists concerning the safe use of this drug, specifically considering the rare adverse event of an agranulocytosis. ⋯ The group's recommendations shall be communicated in order to raise medical staff's and patients' awareness of the appropriate use of dipyrone in the perioperative period.