Pills, Pills, and More Pills
The increasing prevalence of polypharmacy is a concern due to the potential for adverse drug interactions but also because the use of multiple meds often results in a lower quality of life for the patient.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
XR-Naltrexone: Too Expensive to Help?
Naltrexone maintenance is a lot cheaper than prison. But it’s a lot more expensive than methadone maintenance, which dulls some of its luster.
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Pills by Default
Besides, your insurance company probably loves them. It’s cheaper than extended psychotherapy.
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The Pot Docs
If I walked into a physician’s office convinced I had had high blood pressure and he prescribed medication based solely on my belief without bothering with an assessment, that’d be malpractice.
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The EBP Conundrum
When a clinician uses an EBP, she’s reassuring herself that it’s likely to be more helpful than if she sat on her hands and did nothing.
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