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Information by Drug Class > Opioid Drugs and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) On July 9, 2012, FDA approved a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioid medications. ER/LA opioids are highly potent drugs that are approved to treat moderate to severe persistent pain for serious and chronic conditions (list of ER/LA opioid products). The misuse and abuse of these drugs have resulted in a serious public health crisis of addiction, overdose, and death. The REMS is part of a multi-agency Federal effort to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and misuse. Bienvenue sur apb.be Chaque fois qu’il vous délivre un médicament prescrit par votre médecin, votre pharmacien est légalement tenu d’enregistrer les données de cette délivrance. Dans l’intérêt de votre santé, sauf objection de votre part, il peut aussi enregistrer d’autres données. En enregistrant les différents médicaments que vous prenez, votre pharmacien est en mesure de mieux vous conseiller et d’éviter les problèmes éventuels.

Code de la route Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers > OxyContin - Questions and Answers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug OxyContin. This new formulation is designed to decrease the likelihood that this medication will be misused or abused, and result in overdose.The new formulation adds in new tamper-resistant features aimed at preserving the controlled release of the active ingredient, oxycodone. The following question and answers provide some additional background information on OxyContin, the misuse and abuse of this drug, and the significance of this new technology. What is OxyContin? My Quality Assistant Dans le souci d'améliorer la sécurité et le confort de navigation de notre site, nous vous invitons à vous connecter en utilisant le bouton « Se connecter » visible dans la barre d'outil en haut à droite de cette page. Introduisez ensuite votre login DocCheck personnel comme d'habitude. Manuel de qualité Rien n’est plus important qu’une bonne santé. Le patient est en droit d’attendre également de la part de son pharmacien des prestations de qualité. A l’heure actuelle, il n’est plus suffisant d’affirmer que l’on fait un travail de qualité, il faut aussi pouvoir démontrer la qualité des prestations.

Quotas - 2011 - Controlled Substances: Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for 2012 [Federal Register Volume 76, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2011)] [Notices] [Pages 65537-65540] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-27283] Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. Vital Signs - Prescription Painkiller Overdoses in the US Deaths from prescription painkillers* have reached epidemic levels in the past decade. The number of overdose deaths is now greater than those of deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. A big part of the problem is nonmedical use of prescription painkillers—using drugs without a prescription, or using drugs just for the "high" they cause. In 2010, about 12 million Americans (age 12 or older) reported nonmedical use of prescription painkillers in the past year. Enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for a month.

Canadian Drug Crisis - Teen Challenge Canada Drug Abuse Is Closer to Home Then you Think! Substance abuse is on the rise worldwide, and Canada is not immune. Here are some Canadian statistics on drug and alcohol abuse: Big Pharma « Canadian Health Coalition The Issue: Canadian governments, employers, unions, and patients currently spend more money on prescription drugs (about $21 billion in 2007) than is spent on all services provided by doctors in Canada. There were over 420 Million drug prescriptions filled in Canadian pharmacies in 2007, an amount equal to 12.6 prescriptions per capita. And a lot of this spending is on expensive (and often dangerous) new drugs which offer no better theraputic effect than their traditional (and cheaper) counterparts.

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs Chart Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction. In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a prescription drug for nonmedical reasons in the past year; 7 million in the past month. Intoxication Effects - Sedation/drowsiness, reduced anxiety, feelings of well-being, lowered inhibitions, slurred speech, poor concentration, confusion, dizziness, impaired coordination and memory Potential Health Consequences - lowered blood pressure, slowed breathing, tolerance, withdrawal, addiction; increased risk of respiratory distress and death when combined with alcohol Also, for barbiturates - euphoria, unusual excitement, fever, irritability/life-threatening withdrawal in chronic users