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Hydrochlorothiazide, an Unexpected Drug of Abuse

Date September 11, 2019 Author By Eric Christianson Category Diuretics, Drug Diversion, Kidney

I’m a little bummed about my Minnesota Twins. Drug problems are everywhere and my team is not exempt. Apparently, hydrochlorothiazide is a drug of abuse in MLB’s drug testing policy. Mike Pineda, one of the Twins pitchers failed a drug test and was found to have hydrochlorothiazide in his system. In clinical practice, for medical […]

Stopping Medications Leads to Stopping More Medications

Date April 17, 2019 Author By Eric Christianson Category Polypharmacy

Just like adding medications can lead to adding more medications (prescribing cascade), we can think of this strategy in reverse in an attempt to try to stop polypharmacy. Stopping medications can lead to stopping more medications. Let me provide you with some proof! Potassium and Diuretics Loop and thiazide diuretics are well known to deplete […]