UPDATED:Proposed tapering guideline by American Society of Addiction Medicine

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

https://downloads.asam.org/sitefinity-production-blobs/docs/default-source/guidelines/bzd-cpg-narrative-draft-for-public-comment.pdf?sfvrsn=6d96408_1 Above is the link that shows in the graphic – may have to click on the graphic a couple of times to get it to resize properly Link to make comment https://bit.ly/BZDCPG I went back and did a few word searches.  I really didn’t feel like reading 146 pages. The words I searched for […]

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Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/health/ozempic-wegovy-blindness-rare-risk/index.html People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study suggests. Still, doctors say it shouldn’t deter patients from using the medicines to treat diabetes or obesity. Last […]

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Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/110926 The real answer is long, complicated, and not measurable in this one-dimensional way Over the past 2 years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.” I trained […]

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