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Lack of awareness of the patient's predisposition to adverse effects (e.g. anxious patients and the elderly) and failure to attribute the adverse effects to the drug serves to compound the phobia. [9] [10] Starting at low doses and slowly increasing the medication dosage can avoid medication phobia secondary to adverse effects from developing. [10]
Prescription drug overuse or non-medical prescription drug use is the use of prescription medications that is more than the prescribed amount, regardless of whether the original medical reason to take the drug is legitimate. [1] [2] A prescription drug is a drug substance prescribed by a doctor and intended to for individual use only. [3]
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Most drugs and procedures have a multitude of reported adverse side effects; the information leaflets provided with virtually all drugs list possible side effects. Beneficial side effects are less common; some examples, in many cases of side-effects that ultimately gained regulatory approval as intended effects, are:
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Although these effects are unpleasant and harmful, they were, along with akathisia, considered a reliable sign that the drug was working. [31] These terms have been largely replaced by the term "antipsychotic" in medical and advertising literature, which refers to the medication's more-marketable effects.
Concerns with polypharmacy and elderly groups are reduced medication adherence, increased fall risk, cognitive function impairment, and adverse drug reaction. [11] Almost 75% of clinic visits result in people obtaining a written prescription. [12] [13] More careful prescribing practices could increase medication adherence in elderly people.
A person dependent on opioids may go into precipitated withdrawal when naloxone is used. [151] Since naloxone blocks any endogenous or exogenous opioids from binding to the μ-opioid receptor. [151] This may cause a person to immediately go into withdrawal after naloxone is used. [152] This can cause withdrawal symptoms like cold sweats and ...