Evaluating Physician Knowledge of Commonly Prescribed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Discharge Medication's Costs

Commonly prescribed medications and potential false-positive urine drug screens.

PURPOSE The implications of potential false-positive urine drug screen (UDS) results for patients receiving commonly prescribed medications were evaluated. SUMMARY A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify false-positive UDSs associated with all clinic formulary medications, as well as common nonprescription medications. The references of each report describing a medication ...

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Evidence of Drug–Nutrient Interactions with Chronic Use of Commonly Prescribed Medications: An Update

The long-term use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs can induce subclinical and clinically relevant micronutrient deficiencies, which may develop gradually over months or even years. Given the large number of medications currently available, the number of research studies examining potential drug-nutrient interactions is quite limited. A comprehensive, updated review of the potential dr...

Exploring the affective toxicity of commonly prescribed medications in the elderly

Adverse effects of medications that occur at low frequency or low severity are often not detected in the current framework of drug approval and monitoring. Of particular concern are potential behavioral consequences such as depression or cognitive dysfunction that may occur from commonly prescribed medications. This study explores the use of measuring daily affect, both positive and negative, a...

Report Card and Medications Chart Edition Medications Most Commonly Prescribed for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Osteoarthritis

Understanding the JointHealthTM Arthritis Medications Guide: • Medications are grouped according to their mechanism of action, or more simply, how they work. • Generic names of medications are shown in lower case and the first letter of brand names is capitalized. • Since dosages vary based on disease severity and individual need, dosages are not provided. • Only the most common and the most se...