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What are examples of prescription drug abuse?
Prescription drug abuse is the use of a prescription medication in a way not intended by the prescribing doctor. Prescription drug abuse or problematic use includes everything from taking a friend’s prescription painkiller for your backache to snorting or injecting ground-up pills to get high.
Which of the following may be a potential red flag and indicator to review for a prescription forgery?
Some forged prescription “red flags” include: Handwriting on prescription is too legible (that is, the prescription looks “too good”) Quantities, directions, or dosages differ from usual medical usage. Prescription appears photocopied.
What does it mean to misuse a prescription drug?
Misuse of prescription drugs means taking a medication in a manner or dose other than prescribed; taking someone else’s prescription, even if for a legitimate medical complaint such as pain; or taking a medication to feel euphoria (i.e., to get high).
What happens when a pharmacy red flags you?
Pharmacists must be alert for “red flags” The patient is returning too frequently for refills. The prescriber writes prescriptions for antagonistic drugs, such as depressants and stimulants, at the same time. Drug abusers often request prescriptions for “uppers and downers.”
What happens when a pharmacist flags you?
filling the prescription has a corresponding responsibility to ensure the prescription is legal and not for purposes of abuse. The criminal punishment for knowingly violating this law is imprisonment in county jail of up to one year and a fine of up to $20,000.
What does drug misuse mean?
Drug misuse is defined as the use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines (WHO, 2006). It has a negative impact on health or functioning and may take the form of drug dependence, or be part of a wider spectrum of problematic or harmful behaviour (DH, 2006b).
What is considered drug abuse?
The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or alcohol for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Substance abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.
What is the difference between drug use misuse and abuse?
An example of drug misuse is when a person who can’t fall asleep after taking a single sleeping pill takes another pill an hour later hoping that “it’ll do the job.” However, it’s drug abuse when a person consumes sleeping pills to manage their moods or acquire a “buzz,” or — in worst-case scenarios — to commit suicide …
What’s the difference between misuse and abuse?
The terms misuse and abuse are often used interchangeably, but there is a distinct difference. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains that the difference between abuse and misuse has to do with the individual’s intentions or motivations.
Why would a prescription be flagged?
A red flag could be indicative of abuse or misuse, over or under compliance, drug-drug interactions, or a “forged or altered prescription.” Such issues would be reviewed and resolved by a pharmacist “before filling any prescription” as part of the “prospective drug use review,” the testimony states.