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Drugs for Opioid Use Disorder
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 04, 2023 (Issue 1684)
inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic
antidepressants, or other serotonergic drugs can
rarely result in serotonin ...
Opioid use disorder is a chronic, relapsing disease with
physical and psychiatric components. It is associated
with economic hardship, social isolation, incarceration,
increased rates of blood-borne infections such as HIV
and viral hepatitis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and
increased mortality. According to the NIH, there were
80,411 deaths involving an opioid in the US in 2021,
more than in any previous year. Several guidelines on
the management of opioid use disorder are available;
all recommend maintenance pharmacotherapy as the
standard of care.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 Sep 4;65(1684):137-44 doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1684a | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Drugs for ADHD
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 27, 2020 (Issue 1590)
antidepressant could reduce
the antihypertensive effect of an alpha2-agonist.
Concurrent administration ...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a
chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that has been
diagnosed in up to 10% of school-age children in the
US and frequently persists into adulthood. A study in
a large Danish cohort found that ADHD was associated
with higher mortality rates in children, adolescents,
and adults, mainly due to accidents. Pharmacologic
treatment of ADHD in children has been reported to
decrease the risk of substance abuse in adolescents,
and use of ADHD medications in adults has been
associated with a reduced risk of serious traffic
accidents and...
Opioids for Pain
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 12, 2022 (Issue 1665)
with tramadol; patients
with a history of seizures and those who are also
taking a tricyclic antidepressant ...
A new CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for pain
recently became available. Nonopioid drugs for pain
were reviewed in a previous issue.
Choice of Contraceptives
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 15, 2023 (Issue 1676)
in subsequent first antidepressant
use compared to no use; the risk was higher in
adolescents than in older ...
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the etonogestrel
implant are the most effective reversible contraceptive
methods available. Hormonal oral contraceptives,
patches, rings, and injectables are also effective in
preventing pregnancy. When used alone, barrier and
behavioral methods generally have higher failure
rates than other methods (see Table 1). Selection of
a contraceptive method is usually based on patient-specific factors and personal preference
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 May 15;65(1676):73-80 doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1676a | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Drugs for Epilepsy
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jul 31, 2017 (Issue 1526)
, and of tricyclic antidepressants.
ZONISAMIDE — Zonisamide (Zonegran, and others)
is FDA-approved for adjunctive ...
Treatment of epilepsy should begin with a single
antiepileptic drug (AED), increasing its dosage
gradually until seizures are controlled or adverse
effects become intolerable. If seizures persist,
specialists generally recommend trying at least
one and sometimes a second alternative drug as
monotherapy before considering use of two drugs
concurrently. When used for the appropriate seizure
type, AEDs are roughly equivalent in efficacy. Drug
choice is usually based on factors such as ease of
use, adverse effects, drug interactions, presence of
comorbidities, and cost.