A conflict with prescription shoppers

Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi *

Ministry of Health, Head of the primary care research team, Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Kingdom of Bahrain.
 
Review Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Biology and Pharmacy, 2021, 03(01), 045–048
Article DOI: 10.30574/msabp.2021.3.1.0017
Publication history: 
Received on 25 March 2021; revised on 03 May 2021; accepted on 06 May 2021
 
Abstract: 
The physician should be familiar with early diagnosis and dealing with patients who seek nonmedical drug prescriptions. It is a dilemma, and it may create a problem in health care practice in unequipped physicians. The common illegal drugs requested by 'prescription shoppers' are opioids and benzodiazepines.
 
Keywords: 
Substance-related disorders; Street drugs; Drug prescriptions; General practice
 
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