Prescription Drug Abuse

Finch, James

doi:10.1016/s0095-4543(21)00378-x

Cited by 15 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As it is difficult to recognise abuse or misuse because information provided by the patient is usually subtle and not strongly justified, we base on an approach proposed by Finch in 1993, which provides signs and behaviours that give a clearer indication that a drug abuse problem exists [12]. These elements are as follows: (i) Pattern of calling for refills after hours and/or repeatedly needing early refills.…”

Section: Abuse Drugs Questionnaire (Adq) Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The aim of these three questions is to know in which cases the medicines are dispensed and to study the reasons for which these medicines are dispensed. The pharmacist filled out the questionnaire when a patient that requested a medicine presented two or more of the defined signs and behavioural symptoms and was suspected of being a medicine abuser [12]. Patient information was obtained anonymously by observation during the interview and neither verbal nor written consent were needed.…”

Section: Abuse Drugs Questionnaire (Adq) Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Evaluation of Medicine Abuse Trends in Community Pharmacies: The Medicine Abuse Observatory (MAO) in a Region of Southern Europe

Perelló

Rio-Aigé

Guayta-Escolies

et al. 2021

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The misuse of medicines is a global public health concern that needs to be taken into consideration and requires actions across all government sectors and society. The aim of this study is to identify trends of drug abuse in Catalonia, a region of Spain located in the South of Europe. For this purpose, a questionnaire-based detection tool was created and implemented in 60 community pharmacies. Out of 548 questionnaires (98.4%), 64.2% of participants were men and the highest age proportion was 25–35 years (31.4%). Potential drug abuse was the highest in urban pharmacies (84.9%). The main drug class involved were benzodiazepines (31.8%), codeine (19.3%), tramadol (7.5%), methylphenidate (5.8%), gabapentinoids (5.8%), cycloplegic drops (4.4%), z-drugs (2.6%), piracetam (2.2%), dextromethorphan (1.6%) and clomethiazole (1.1%). The majority of drugs were requested without prescription (58.6%) and through probably forged prescriptions (23.7%). Slightly less than half (49.8%) of the patients request frequently to the pharmacist, especially in rural and mountain pharmacies (73.3% and 88.5%, respectively). A small proportion (10.8%) were requested with intimidation. Pharmacists only supplied in 21.7% of the cases. This study has demonstrated the suitability of the new detection system, being a useful approach to replicate in other locations with similar needs.

show abstract

Section: Abuse Drugs Questionnaire (Adq) Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abuse Drugs Questionnaire (Adq) Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Medicine Abuse Trends in Community Pharmacies: The Medicine Abuse Observatory (MAO) in a Region of Southern Europe

Perelló

Rio-Aigé

Guayta-Escolies

et al. 2021

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Acute Renal Failure, Anterior Myocardial Infarction, and Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Epinephrine Abuse

Woodard,

Brent

1998

Pharmacotherapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

After injecting the solution extracted from a Primatene Mist inhaler, a patient experienced epinephrine overdose that resulted in an acute myocardial infarction and acute renal failure. The exact amount of epinephrine injected was unknown, but was thought to be between 82.5 and 124 mg, more than 25 times higher than the amount normally administered. Health care providers should be aware of this readily available source of epinephrine and the potential adverse effects associated with its inappropriate use.

show abstract

Variability in emergency physician decisionmaking about prescribing opioid analgesics

Tamayo-Sarver

Dawson²,

Cydulka

et al. 2004

Annals of Emergency Medicine

131

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Prescription Drug Abuse

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

Evaluation of Medicine Abuse Trends in Community Pharmacies: The Medicine Abuse Observatory (MAO) in a Region of Southern Europe

Evaluation of Medicine Abuse Trends in Community Pharmacies: The Medicine Abuse Observatory (MAO) in a Region of Southern Europe

Acute Renal Failure, Anterior Myocardial Infarction, and Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Epinephrine Abuse

Variability in emergency physician decisionmaking about prescribing opioid analgesics

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About