Search results for "Medication safety"
Study details high prevalence of prescription stimulant use, misuse
Between 2019 and 2022, a quarter of U.S. adults reported misuse of prescription stimulants (amphetamine-type and methylphenidate, controlled medications most commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and 9% met criteria for prescription stimulant use disorder, according to a survey study of more than 83,000 patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/03/25/1.htm
25 Mar 2025
Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
A higher hydroxychloroquine dose was associated with progressively greater risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/2.htm
17 Jan 2023
Drivers not always told about their prescriptions' potentially impairing effects
Patients who had been prescribed sedatives and narcotics were most likely to report receiving information about potential impairment, while those prescribed stimulants and antidepressants less frequently received information about potential impairments.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/07/4.htm
7 Nov 2017
Short-term oral corticosteroid use common, but may pose risks
Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study and self-controlled case series to determine the frequency of prescriptions for less than 30 days of oral corticosteroids and any association with adverse events.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/18/4.htm
18 Apr 2017
Drug overdoses leading cause of injury death in U.S., report says
Half of the annual overdose deaths are related to prescription drugs, which more than 2 million Americans misuse, the report stated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/23/2.htm
23 Jun 2015
ACP supports acetaminophen awareness and education campaign
The College has lent its support to Know Your Dose, a public awareness campaign from the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition that educates patients on how to appropriately use medicines containing acetaminophen to prevent unintentional overdose.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/13/6.htm
13 Nov 2012
Two-thirds of adverse drug event hospitalizations in elderly linked to four drugs
Just four drugs were involved in more than two-thirds of the hospitalizations of older patients for adverse drug events from 2007 through 2009, a new analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/6.htm
6 Dec 2011