How frequently are contraindicated or warned against combinations of drugs prescribed to patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain? Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2012;21(May (5)):453-62.Richarz U, Jacobs A, Spina E: How frequently are contra- indicated or warned against ...
While I suspect many people do their homework and are pretty well-informed about the effects and potential benefits of these drugs, there are still many risks with self-diagnosis and self-treatment. As a doctor I worry most about an incorrect self-diagnosis and delays in accessing care. Think...
Check that the pills you receive are the correct ones. Errors crop up in the dispensing of medications: It’s easy to confuse products with similar names (for example, Zantac and Xanax). Read the instructions and take your pills exactly as prescribed. Be alert for expiration dates, and ...
Health care providers and researchers can develop better treatment protocols, both for pain in the first place and for remediation when patients are becoming dependent on the drugs. Bringing the data together helps the various constituencies work together. It helps everybody see and understand the bi...
We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit.
If you have anorphan or rare disease(one that affects fewer than one in 2,000 people) you often don't have very many, or even any, treatment options. In those cases, you will want to know when new drugs are available that might help you. ...
A typical appeal for prescription drugs, says Murdoch, is about quantity. For example, 60 pills are prescribed, but the plan says only 30 are covered each month. Hospital stays may also generate a reason for an appeal, says Teague. “If a person is considered inpatient in a hospital, they...
OK, so you’re getting enough fiber—at least 25 grams a day. You’re not dehydrated. And yet, things still aren’t good. It’s time to look in the medicine cabinet. There are several common medications that can cause constipation, including drugs commonly prescribed forhigh blood pressure...
Drugs that prevent it from being taken again (into the neuron that released it) are prescribed to treat depression. In at least some healthy, nondepressed people, carbohydrate foods seem to enhance serotonin production and produce similar effects. "It is the balance between different ...
and other drugs like it are doing. In addition to the well-documented physical side effects, there have also been reports ofbehavioral changes, and other more unexpected symptoms. Now, some Ozempic patients are saying that it not only makes them eat less, but also changes the way food ...