Large Proportion Of US Adults Prescribed Schedule II Stimulants Are Simultaneously Receiving Other CNS Agents Including Benzodiazepines, Opioids, And Antidepressants, Prescription Medication Claims Data Suggest

Medscape (5/2, Yasgur, Subscription Publication) reports, “A large proportion of US adults who are prescribed Schedule II stimulants are simultaneously receiving other CNS agents including benzodiazepines, opioids, and antidepressants – a potentially dangerous practice,” researchers concluded after analyzing prescription medication “claims for over 9.1 million US adults over a one-year period.” The findings were published online April 24 in BMJ Open.

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