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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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In 2002, 1% of adults were taking gabapentinoids (gabapentin and or pregabalin). Eric: Any other interesting tidbits or facts that we should know as providers about gabapentin or Lyrica dosing or pharmacology? Summary Transcript Summary Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing.

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How to discuss stopping screening: Mara Schonberg

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So when I got to a residency and at that point I was in residency 1999 to 2002 and we were being taught to screen everyone no matter what. So that would be palatable to the community that I could look at, whether we were over-screening those 80 and older. And so we recruited 546 women and they were from 137 different PCPs.