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Newest firstBackgroundMedication shortages are a considerable and ongoing issue in healthcare, disrupting consumer access. Since 2021, Australias national medicines regulator has issued Serious Scarcity Substitution Instruments (SSSIs), allowing pharmacists to substitute a specific therapeutically equivalent strength and/or formulation of a medicine without prior approval from a prescriber. The impact of SSSIs on utilisation…
Open article record in new tab ↗New psychoactive substances (NPS) are health-hazardous through unpredictable toxicity and effects and largely unknown epidemiology, motivating studies of the latter. Up to 138 NPS were retrospectively identified using liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry data from all 34 183 oral fluid drug samples collected in one Swedish health care region 2019-2020 representing 9468 psychiatric and addiction…
Background While semaglutide, approved for type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is being investigated as a treatment for brain disorders, concerns over adverse neuropsychiatric events have emerged. More data are therefore needed to assess the effects of semaglutide on brain health. This study provides robust estimates of the risk of neurological and psychiatric outcomes following semaglutide use compared to three othe…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundWhether smoking should be regarded as a risk factor for mental disorders remains unresolved. Prescribed psychotropic drugs can be used as indications for mental disorders. We investigated how smoking was prospectively related to prescription of antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and anxiolytics.MethodsInformation about smoking, including the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, and re…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveUnderstanding opioid use and distribution trends by geographic area is critical in addressing the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. This study is a county level analysis of oxycodone and hydrocodone use in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia between 2006-2014. Materials and MethodsA retrospective analysis of oxycodone and hydrocodone distributed as collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Open article record in new tab ↗Purpose: Investigations suggest non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is associated with heavy drinking and polydrug use among university students. Our aim is to determine the prevalence of NMUPD among university students and to analyze its association with alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use, and to study the role of the age of drinking onset. Methods: Cohort study among university Spanish students (n = 13…
BackgroundSelf-medication is defined as the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed symptoms without the supervision of healthcare physicians. Self-medication is a growing public health phenomenon and is associated with risks such as misdiagnosis and drug toxicity. This study aimed to identify the patterns associated with the practice of self- medication among university students in San Jose, Costa Rica. MethodsA des…
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