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Beyond unequal access: Acculturation, race, and resistance to pharmaceuticalization in the United States

SSM: Population Health, 2018
Trends toward pharmaceuticalization in Western countries have led to increased research and theorizing about the roles macro-level institutions, structures, and collective actors play in contributing to patients’ reliance on prescription drugs ...
Crystal Adams, Anwesa Chatterjee, Brittany M. Harder, Liza Hayes Mathias   +3 more
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Adulterations within illicit drugs: Forensic Prospection [PDF]

Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
Addiction is a complex and global problem. Its profound impacts don’t include the addicts only, but also family, and whole society such as homelessness, unemployment, relational conflicts, and psychiatric comorbidity.
Mohamed Elgawish, Hala Hegazy, Samia Mostafa, Khaled Darwish   +3 more
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Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugs

Clinical Management Issues, 2007
Three case reports, where an “equivalent” drugs is prescribed, are described: a patient treated with lanzoprazole, a man with acute myocardial infarction and a young man with epilepsy.
Mario Eandi
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Prescription drug spending by payer: Implications for managed care

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Background: Brand-name prescription drugs are an important driver of prescription drug spending, but different payers may bear these costs differentially necessitating different policy goals for each payer.
Yousef Chavehpour, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Joel E. Segel   +2 more
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Use of Cognitive Enhancers by Portuguese Medical Students: Do Academic Challenges Matter?

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and other substances for cognitive enhancement in the academic environment has been documented in several studies. However, the prevalence among Portuguese university students is unknown.
Miguel Miranda, Miguel Barbosa
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Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles and New York

Journal of Public Health Research, 2012
Background. Prescription drug misuse among young adults is increasingly viewed as a public health concern, yet most research has focused on student populations and excluded high-risk groups.
Stephen E. Lankenau, Sheree M. Schrager, Karol Silva, Alex Kecojevic, Jennifer Jackson Bloom, Carolyn Wong, Ellen Iverson   +6 more
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Drug purchases prior to conception and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Objective Some drugs have adverse effects on glucose metabolism, but it is unknown whether prescription drugs used prior to conception influence the future risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Merja K. Laine, Hannu Kautiainen, Mika Gissler, Pirjo Pennanen, Johan G. Eriksson   +4 more
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Prescription Patterns of Antihypertensive Drugs at Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2020
Background: Hypertension is leading cause of deaths in the world. It is a modifiable and major risk factor for cardiovascular, renal and brain diseases. This study was done to see the current trend of prescription patterns of antihypertensive drugs in a ...
Kamal Sharma Lamsal, Keshav Raj Neupane, Rajati Sharma Kafle   +2 more
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Quantitative Survey on Prevalence of Prescription Pain Medications and Stimulants Use in Young Adults

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023
Background: Prescription drug use including pain relievers and stimulants has been a growing problem in young adults and the issue has been a public health concern for years.
Sreelekha Prakash, Yulong Gu, Michele Previti   +2 more
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Prescription drug dependence with and without concurrent illicit drug use: a multicenter cross-sectional survey among an addiction treatment seeking population

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundDependence on prescription drugs and illicit drugs imposes a global health and social burden. Despite accumulating evidence of prescription drugs and illicit drugs dependence, none of the systematized studies has explored the magnitude of this ...
Asma Nawaz, Suzanne Nielsen, Tahir Mehmood, Abdullah Abdullah, Ali Ahmed, Waseem Ullah, Ahmad Khan   +6 more
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