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Commonly Prescribed Medications in Psychiatry with Abuse Potential
Jennifer Prze, PharmD
Clinical Instructor in Pharmacy Practice and Science
Learning Objectives:
- Review of terminology: prescription medication abuse and misuse.
- Cover categories of commonly abused and misused psychiatric medications, including examples of medications in the category and effects that lead to misuse or abuse:
- Anti-anxiety medications
- Hypnotics
- Stimulants
- Antidepressants
- Antipsychotics
- Psychiatric Pain Management - Review common comorbidities and medications used to treat those conditions.
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