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RosieG

Overprescribing meds is a serious thing for a doc but if they are just sleep aids and not narcotics why is that so bad?

Would that be considered "malpractice"?  I mean if it were opiods or something damagingly addictive that would be different. Can you get addicted to sleeping pills? Ever take them? Do they leave you groggy the next day?. I took one once and I did not fall asleep the entire night. Weird but true. So I never took any again.

Posted - April 25, 2018
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  • 44797
    Some persons do respond with the opposite of the intended purpose of a medication. Prescribed sleep aids can be addictive, but so can OTC ones. I take an antihistamine (diphenhydramine or Benadryl) for itchy skin. It is also a great sleep aid so I only take it at night. I don't accept scrips for that which I can purchase OTC. My insurance won't cover them anyway.
      April 25, 2018 9:16 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your answer Ele. I subsequently learned that it was an opiod  I believe that Ronny overprescribed. Hapless dude. Not qualified at all for that post but he fits right in because none of the other appointees have been qualified either. Just the way we like it, un huh. Uh huh. Vanilla. Homogenity. One-size fits all. SIGH. :(
      April 26, 2018 6:15 AM MDT
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