HEALTH UPDATE: Resource for patients seeking continued opioid or benzodiazepine therapy HEALTH UPDATE from the Santa Clara Public Health Department, September 15, 2023 To: All Healthcare Providers From: Sarah Rudman, MD, MPH Deputy Public Health Officer And Akanksha Vaidya, MD, MPH Assistant Public Health Officer The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department recently learned of a large number of patients prescribed long-term opioid or benzodiazepine therapy who have lost access to their usual prescriber or are likely to lose access in the near future. When a patient treated with opioids or benzodiazepines suddenly loses access to prescribed medication, they are at risk of severe withdrawal and may seek illicit ... September 15, 2023 Drug Prescribing/Dispensing, General, Healthcare, Patient Care, Public Health Benzodiazepine, Opioid 0 0 Comment Read More »
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