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The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States: Origins and Prospects for Reform.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016IMPORTANCE The increasing cost of prescription drugs in the United States has become a source of concern for patients, prescribers, payers, and policy makers.
A. Kesselheim, J. Avorn, A. Sarpatwari
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Medical Marijuana Users are More Likely to Use Prescription Drugs Medically and Nonmedically
Journal of addiction medicine, 2018Objectives: Previous studies have found a negative population-level correlation between medical marijuana availability in US states, and trends in medical and nonmedical prescription drug use.
Theodore L. Caputi, K. Humphreys
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Drug and Alcohol Review, 2016
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Recent years have witnessed increased attention to how cannabis use impacts the use of other psychoactive substances. The present study examines the use of cannabis as a substitute for alcohol, illicit substances and prescription ...
P. Lucas +7 more
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Recent years have witnessed increased attention to how cannabis use impacts the use of other psychoactive substances. The present study examines the use of cannabis as a substitute for alcohol, illicit substances and prescription ...
P. Lucas +7 more
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Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1986
Prescription drug abuse (PDA) accounts for much drug-related morbidity and mortality. The PDA issue contains several interrelated dimensions: regulatory, practical, and clinical. Historical and current governmental efforts to regulate prescribing practices are reviewed. The authors discuss the many ways that prescription drugs can be diverted for abuse
Kenneth J. Weiss, Daniel P. Greenfield
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Prescription drug abuse (PDA) accounts for much drug-related morbidity and mortality. The PDA issue contains several interrelated dimensions: regulatory, practical, and clinical. Historical and current governmental efforts to regulate prescribing practices are reviewed. The authors discuss the many ways that prescription drugs can be diverted for abuse
Kenneth J. Weiss, Daniel P. Greenfield
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A behavioral economic analysis of the nonmedical use of prescription drugs among young adults.
Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 2016The nonmedical use of prescription drugs is a widely recognized public health issue, and young adults are particularly vulnerable to their use. Behavioral economic drug purchase tasks capture an individual's strength of desire and motivation for a ...
Alison M. Pickover +4 more
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993
Misuse and abuse of prescription medication can be a difficult clinical area for physicians. Prior to prescribing any mood-altering medication, the physician should screen for patients at risk for abuse by asking about an individual or family history of alcohol or other drug abuse.
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Misuse and abuse of prescription medication can be a difficult clinical area for physicians. Prior to prescribing any mood-altering medication, the physician should screen for patients at risk for abuse by asking about an individual or family history of alcohol or other drug abuse.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
The soaring cost of prescription drugs has caused two interrelated problems — the expense for those who can afford to pay for them and the limited access to medications for those who cannot.
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The soaring cost of prescription drugs has caused two interrelated problems — the expense for those who can afford to pay for them and the limited access to medications for those who cannot.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2004
Richard G. Frank writes that the candidates differ sharply on two issues affecting drug prices: the importation of prescription drugs and the role of government in negotiating prices for Medicare.
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Richard G. Frank writes that the candidates differ sharply on two issues affecting drug prices: the importation of prescription drugs and the role of government in negotiating prices for Medicare.
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Containers for Prescription Drugs
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1979To the Editor.— Reference is made to the COMMENTARY of Sherman and associates (241:1001, 1979) concerning the problems experienced by elderly patients receiving prescriptions in child-resistant containers. The authors state that the patients and physicians do not apparently know about their options and the pharmacists fail to offer their patients the
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A Prescription for Drug Shortages
JAMA, 2012THE ACCELERATING USE OF GENERIC DRUGS, WHICH now account for 70% or more of prescriptions in the United States, has been greeted with great approbation. But the lack of market forces in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry is resulting in a worrisome trend—shortages of drugs are occurring with increasing frequency.
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