Overprescribed and Overused
With so many Prescriptions for gabapentin being written for Medicare recipients, I imagine the government will have to step in at some point.
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Flooded with Fakes
The DEA has committed to a public information campaign around the theme of “one pill can kill”. Although that’s technically true, I don’t know how much impact it will have on the target audience.
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About Benzo Withdrawal
Yes, they’re effective — for a week or two. After that, most of their effectiveness has eroded. If someone is still taking them on a daily basis, it’s probably an indication of growing dependence
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Physician or Vending Machine?
…some patients feel ‘gypped’ if they don’t leave the office with a prescription. And respond with a bad review on the patient satisfaction survey.
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A Pain in the Neck (and lower back)
…the research team said their finding “raises serious questions about the use of opioid therapy for acute low back and neck pain.” Such as, why risk it? If it isn’t effective, and for some, can make things worse.
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A Disturbing Trend in Prescribing
This in spite of the fact … that these drugs can and often do interact harmfully with one another. And regular users are at elevated risk for misuse, abuse, dependence, and/or addiction.
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About that Adderall shortage
So in addition to the upsurge in prescribing via telehealth, our current shortage relates to far more frequent use of the medication to treat the adult variant of ADHD.
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Jazzed on GHB
Anybody concerned that some GHB-based prescribed meds will be diverted for illicit use?
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Ketamine and The Hype Around It
I was surprised to learn that the antidepressant effects of ketamine were completely blocked by naltrexone, an opioid antagonist. That certainly suggests ketamine is making use of the brain’s opioid systems…
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A Problem In Prescribing — Part 2
I did ask a veteran ER physician for one suggestion that he felt would actually help both doctor and patient in the ER setting. His answer: Peer Support services.
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Another Look: Big Pharma & the Opioids
It’s possible something similar is happening today, perhaps not with an opioid but with some other class of drug. Maybe we simply aren’t aware of it yet.
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Another Look at Gabapentin
A family physician in New Mexico mentioned having seen several new patients, all young, over the course of a few weeks – all of whom claimed to be on unusually high-doses of the drug, and seeking new prescriptions.
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Ketamine for AUD?
“How many fewer days?” was my question. Looks like about 10%.
So if the subject ordinarily drank every day, they eliminated one drinking day in ten?
