Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #gabapentin
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At the #CPDD22 mini-symposium on #gabapentin talks about considerable research highlighting potential for SUD treatment but also high rates of identification in overdose. Prescribing continues to increase yet diversion appears to trend down after regulatory changes 1/
2/ anecdotal reports of #gabapentin enhancing opioid effects and reducing withdrawal. Motivation for use is a mix of non-medical use with other substances and therapeutic motivations e.g. to self manage pain/withdrawal
3/ increases in gapabentin increase in a linear manner compared with low/stable pregabalin prescribing (interesting this is reversed in Australia) - it is commonly being prescribed off label for substance use treatment
THREAD: Bring it down safely! ↘️💊
1/6 6⃣tweets about our new TI Therapeutics Letter 134: Finding the lowest effective dose for non-opioid #analgesics
👉🏾 Full Letter: ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #medsafety #prescribing #BetterPrescribing
1/6 6⃣tweets about our new TI Therapeutics Letter 134: Finding the lowest effective dose for non-opioid #analgesics
👉🏾 Full Letter: ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #medsafety #prescribing #BetterPrescribing
2/6 Consistent evidence that minority of pts get clinically meaningful pain relief from any dose of:
✅#Cyclobenzaprine (at best 1/4)
✅#Duloxetine (at best 1/6)
✅#Gabapentin / #Pregabalin (at best 1/6)
👉🏾ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #ptsafety #BetterPrescribing #prescribing
✅#Cyclobenzaprine (at best 1/4)
✅#Duloxetine (at best 1/6)
✅#Gabapentin / #Pregabalin (at best 1/6)
👉🏾ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #ptsafety #BetterPrescribing #prescribing
3/6 Gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine:
A 2021 Canadian systematic review found NNT (numbers needed to treat) of 6-7 for "clinically meaningful benefit" (defined as ≥30% reduction in pain or pain & function)
👉🏾ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #BetterPrescribing #deprescribing
A 2021 Canadian systematic review found NNT (numbers needed to treat) of 6-7 for "clinically meaningful benefit" (defined as ≥30% reduction in pain or pain & function)
👉🏾ti.ubc.ca/letter134
#MedEd #BetterPrescribing #deprescribing
In the midst of all the grief + chaos of 2020, it's hard to remember there were good things
For me, an incredible group of young scholars doing highly relevant science was the #Bestof2020. Here are my favorite 2020 paper by each of several young scholars with whom I get to work
For me, an incredible group of young scholars doing highly relevant science was the #Bestof2020. Here are my favorite 2020 paper by each of several young scholars with whom I get to work
To see where some of these folks were last year see this thread
let's start this #BestOfResp2020 with @UM_IHPI K-awardees
let's start this #BestOfResp2020 with @UM_IHPI K-awardees
