Medication misuse

Klein E, Uhde TW, Post RM Preliminary evidence for the utility of carbamazepine in alprazolam withdrawal. Am J Psychiatry 143 235—236, 1986 Kouyanou K, Pither CE, Wessely S Medication misuse, abuse and dependence in chronic pain patients. J Psychosom Res 43 497-304, 1997 Kryspin-Exner K [Misuse of bezodiazepine derivatives in alcoholics] (German). Br J Addict Alcohol Other Drugs 61 283-290, 1966 Kryspin-Exner K, Demel 1 The use of tranquilizers in the treatment of mixed drug abuse. Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm 12 13-18, 1973... 

Limit use of symptomatic medications to 2 or 3 days/week when possible to avoid medication-misuse headache. 

Ernst (2) projected that costs of 177 billion a year are attributable to medication misuse. Adverse drug events (ADEs) are instances when patient harm results from the use of medication. This includes both adverse drug reactions/ which were discussed in Chapter 25/... 

Medication misuse e.g. diuretics, thyroxine insulin omission in diabetes... 

The Employment Medical Advisory Service and you Eires and Explosions due to the misuse of oxygen... 

In the event of accident or gross misuse of products, various health hazards could arise. The data provided by the supplier should outline these potential hazards and the simple precautions that can be taken to minimize them. Guidance should be included on the remedial action that should be taken to deal with medical conditions that might arise. Advice should be obtained from the supplier before petroleum products are used in any way other than as directed. 

I he gastrointestinal (GI) tract is subject to more diseases and disorders than any other system of the body. Some drugs used for GI disorders are available as nonprescription drug, thereby creating the potential problems of misuse and overuse of the drugp and the disguising of more serious medical problems. 

LSD is a class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is not available for medical use and is illegal to possess or supply. Maximum penalties are 7 years imprisonment and a fine for possession and life imprisonment and a fine for supply. 

Undertake an Intensive Educational Program. A program of information on health benefits derived from the wise use of pesticides and the health hazards associated with their misuse is greatly needed. The educational facilities of the American Medical Association, consisting of ten professional journals and the lay publication, Today s Health, will be available to the committee. In addition, the inquiry service which is conducted by the various departments, councils, and bureaus of the American Medical Association will be coordinated in order that letters of committee interest will receive their mutual attention. 

The information in this book is not a substitute for professional advice on specific emotional issues. Please consult your GP before changing, stopping or starting any medical treatment, specifically antidepressant medication. So far as the author is aware the information given is correct and up to date as at 3 September 2009. The author and publishers disclaim, as far as the law allows, any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use, or misuse, of the information contained in this book. 

Abuse The use of a drug outside sociocultural and medical/clinical norms. The term misuse is tending to replace abuse because it is considered less judgemental. 

Steffen T, Christen S, Blattler R and Gutzwiller F (2001). Infectious diseases and public health Risk taking behaviour during participation in the Swiss Programme for a Medical Prescription of Narcotics (PROVE). Journal of Substance Use and Misuse, 36, 71-89. 

This is perhaps a feeble effort to express my protest at the misuse of science for antihuman purposes. What can a medical scientist do, besides refusing to work on military projects and insisting on the right to publish all his research in the open literature It seems to me that physicians and medical researchers, both within the United States and abroad, should be taking far more initiative to see that their skills are used only for purposes in accord with the best traditions of medicine. What constructive suggestions have the Journal s readers to offer ... 

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