Overprescribed

A podcast raising consumer awareness & action on America's pharmaceutical drug issues.

[Safest Drug @SafestDrug]

"Almost eight months post #Accutane: my joints still ache. I can't take the stairs much. I have lingering digestive issues. My acne also came back."

-Ashley, age 30

#PatientStories #SideEffectStories #ConsumerSafety

[consultant @medsconsult]

Please share my article...very grateful. @StudentMentalH2

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

Dear All,
Apologies for the lack of published episodes. It’s not due to lack of interest. In fact, there’s a pivot in play & while we are not sure when or if another episode will be released, we can confidently say that we haven’t & will not give up on spreading med messages.

[Dr. Remington Nevin @RemingtonNevin]

This story overlooks previously-reported information suggesting the universal use of treatment doses of mefloquine among Guantánamo detainees may have been motivated by knowledge of the drug's adverse effects, as an adjunct to interrogation. See https://t.co/jM5Yfi8Tfj for more.

[The Quinism Foundation @TheQuinismFdn]

Roche abandons Lariam (mefloquine). Learn more about this interesting development in our latest email newsletter, available at https://t.co/KmHxukwVKm. If you haven't yet signed up to receive these updates, signup now at https://t.co/CCL4vWxJ2T.

[Amy M. Miller. Ph.D. @AmyMillerPhD]

This is what I learned so far this week: FDA has "cops" who have guns and investigate crimes. Interesting read here: https://t.co/0XVULODQYO via @statnews

[Dr. Remington Nevin @RemingtonNevin]

I address questions of "manufactured doubt" on the dangers of quinoline drugs, including mefloquine and tafenoquine, in my Australian Senate testimony. Watch my full comments here. https://t.co/ae9i5UyBVF

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

NOTE: black boxed warnings are considered some of the most SERIOUS warnings on drug labels...which btw don't always get communicated well & quickly (or sometimes ever!), so check them out & RT to share w/anyone who may be taking or prescribing these meds!

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

In Oct 2018, the FDA announced 17 separate black boxed warning label updates re: to 11 drugs.

Avelox
Cipro
Cordarone
Factive
Iclusig
Levaquin
Moxifloxacin hydrochloride
Plavix
Saxenda
Xeljanz
Zydelig

To see the details, search black boxed warnings here:
https://t.co/j6Y6YdJw68

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

**Hi All - There will not be a podcast this week. Tune in again next week for another episode of Overprescribed!** In the meantime, we have a quick heads up on FDA black boxed warnings (see next tweet!)

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

We’re proud to support eco-friendly @vita_shoes this month as they raise money for free lodging needed by cancer patients & their family with every pair of shoes sold. So, buy a pair & make sure to use the discount code “PRESCRIBED” for 10 % off your purchase!

[The Quinism Foundation @TheQuinismFdn]

Symptoms such as nightmares, insomnia, and anxiety following return from deployment may not always be PTSD. These could be symptoms of a serious disease called quinism caused by poisoning of the brain by antimalarial drugs such as mefloquine. Learn more at https://t.co/6hX4ood7vw

[Apple Podcasts @ApplePodcasts]

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay!

[Michael P. Hengartner, PhD @HengartnerMP]

Selling a drug for hundreds of dollars that you can get almost for free at EDM clubs or festivals. Yields a lot of profit for the biomedical industry, but does it really benefit people with depression? And is it safe?

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

@benzosarebad @andydalessio2 Not cool. Period.

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

Today, on Episode #23, we talked about foster care kids being mis-medicated on psychiatric drugs.
This is not right nor fair and, believe it or not, some states are worse off than others.

https://t.co/v4jhpn1A7K

[Michael P. Hengartner, PhD @HengartnerMP]

When prevalence of ADHD medication use in 2010 was so much higher in North America than in Europe, we really should be concerned about overmedicalization in some parts of the world...

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

FDA advisory group is not meeting until early 2019.

So, let the waiting game begin.

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

@andrew_is @RemingtonNevin It’s called Overprescribed

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

The word may be new (quinism) but what it's doing to countless numbers of people is not. Check out episode #21 w/@RemingtonNevin #malaria #mefloquine #tafenoquine #podcasts #medication

[Overprescribed @_overprescribed]

Episode #22 is out and we're continuing the conversation on pharmacogenetics with Dr. Saeed Alzghari. He's sharing his perspective as a pharmacist. Preview below. Full episode available --> https://t.co/IR3BSSXXrh #PgX #medication #podcast