Opiods/Benzodiazepines Combination

We have been getting a lot of new patients trying fill the Norco/Xanax Combination. If the patient is not also getting a maintenance anxiety medication such as an SSRI, the pharmacists I work with and I will typically require documentation on failed treatment therapies and rationale for being on the combination. Most of the time we receive nothing more from the prescriber stating that "the patient has been on the Benzodiazepines forever and they can't tolerate anything else." Most of the... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums