• Academic detailing as a method of continuing medical education 

      Dyrkorn, Roar; Langaas, Harald Chr.; Giverhaug, Trude; Espnes, Ketil Arne; Rowett, Debra; Spigset, Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      <i>Introduction</i>: Academic detailing is an interactive educational outreach to prescribers to present unbiased, non-commercial, evidence-based information, mostly about medications, with the goal of improving patient care. Academic detailing in Norway is an approach for providing continuing medical education to general practitioners (GPs). The basis of academic detailing is a one-to-one discussion ...
    • Methadone pharmacokinetics in opioid agonist treatment: Influencing factors and clinical implications 

      Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Fadnes, Lars T.; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Høiseth, Gudrun; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Kringen, Marianne K.; Spigset, Olav; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-20)
      Background: A considerable inter-individual variability has been reported in the relationship between methadone doses applied and serum concentrations achieved in methadone maintenance treatment. However, the underlying causes for this variability are not fully understood.<p> <p>Objectives: We investigated the influence of genetic, pathophysiological and pharmacological factors on serum methadone ...
    • Transfer of triptans into human breast milk and estimation of infant drug exposure through breastfeeding 

      Amundsen, Siri; Nordeng, Hedvig; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland; Fuskevåg, Ole Martin; Nordmo, Elisabet; Nordmo, Elisabet N; Sager, Georg; Spigset, Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-17)
      Clinical data on the transfer of triptans into human breast milk remain scarce. In a lactation study including 19 breastfeeding women with migraine, we examined the excretion of six different triptans into milk. Following intake of a single dose, each participant collected seven breast milk samples at predefined intervals up to 24 hours after dose. Triptan concentrations in milk were measured using ...