It’s important to keep tight controls on benzodiazepines
When I completed my residency training in 2017 I never imagined so much of my clinical efforts would be directed towards educating patients about controlled substances. As I stepped into clinical practice and took over patients who had long-term relationships with providers that had retired or moved to other positions I began to notice a preponderance of patients, some elderly, taking benzodiazepines daily, frequently at high doses. Often conditions other …
It’s important to keep tight controls on benzodiazepines





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