Thursday, May 8, 2014

Paroxetine For Hot Flashes - A Potential Problem

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This opinion piece caught my eye in the New England Journal of Medicine this week for a number of reasons.  First off, it involves my least...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Dangerous Medication - Part 3 - A Risk-Averse Approach To Prescribing Bupropion

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Bupropion is a widely prescribed antidepressant.  It is a safe and effective medication according to the FDA.  It can be safely prescribed w...
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

For The Last Time - Collaborative Care Is Not Psychiatric Care

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I decided to post my response to the pro-collaborative care post “Experiences in Implementing Collaborative Care” by Sanchez  on this blog s...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Prior Authorization - A Legal Document?

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As part of the continuous harassment that is prior authorization, I recently received a form in the mail.  It was a repeat of one that I had...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Expanding The Market For Legal Marijuana

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I caught a story about the marketing of legal marijuana on public radio yesterday that was predictable in its content.  It is...
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Overprescribing Bubble Diagram Explained

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This post is intended to explain the bubble diagram that I used in the last post about overprescribing.  It focuses on the physician ra...
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Friday, April 18, 2014

The Cure For Overprescribing

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I  felt compelled to get this down because the continued wheel spinning on this subject is really starting to annoy me.  People are wringing...
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