Open AccessPregabalin Misuse and Abuse in Jordan
Author(s) -
Maxim A. Obiesat,
Muath F. Marashdeh,
Arafat K Al-Zoubi,
Malik M. Al-Alwan,
Raya T. Al-Odat
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3418
DOI - 10.18535/ijsrm/v6i3.mp04
Subject(s) - pregabalin , medical prescription , psychiatry , medicine , pharmacology
Pregabalin are widely used in neurology, psychiatry and primary healthcare for a range of clinical conditions but are increasingly being reported as possessing a potential for misuse. In fact, increasing levels of both prescriptions and related fatalities, together with an anecdotally growing black market, have been reported in Jordan.