Pharmacology Update of Pain
Relievers and Other
Controlled Substances
Dr. Elizabeth VandeWaa, Ph.D.
University of South Alabama
College of Nursing
, Topics Covered
• Controlled Substances and the Schedules
• Prescribing Opiates
• Prescribing Sedatives
• Prescribing Stimulants
• Prescribing GI Drugs—Antidiarrheals and Drugs for
Weight Loss
• Prescribing Anabolic Hormones
• Controlled Substances and the NP
• Summary
, Prescribing Problematic Drugs
• Drugs for pain--Opiates
• Drugs for anxiety, insomnia—BZDs, BZD-like
• Drugs for weight loss--Stimulants
• Other controlled substances that have “gains”
, Topics Covered
• Controlled Substances and the Schedules
• Prescribing Opiates
• Prescribing Sedatives
• Prescribing Stimulants
• Prescribing GI Drugs—Antidiarrheals and Drugs for
Weight Loss
• Prescribing Anabolic Hormones
• Controlled Substances and the NP
• Summary
Relievers and Other
Controlled Substances
Dr. Elizabeth VandeWaa, Ph.D.
University of South Alabama
College of Nursing
, Topics Covered
• Controlled Substances and the Schedules
• Prescribing Opiates
• Prescribing Sedatives
• Prescribing Stimulants
• Prescribing GI Drugs—Antidiarrheals and Drugs for
Weight Loss
• Prescribing Anabolic Hormones
• Controlled Substances and the NP
• Summary
, Prescribing Problematic Drugs
• Drugs for pain--Opiates
• Drugs for anxiety, insomnia—BZDs, BZD-like
• Drugs for weight loss--Stimulants
• Other controlled substances that have “gains”
, Topics Covered
• Controlled Substances and the Schedules
• Prescribing Opiates
• Prescribing Sedatives
• Prescribing Stimulants
• Prescribing GI Drugs—Antidiarrheals and Drugs for
Weight Loss
• Prescribing Anabolic Hormones
• Controlled Substances and the NP
• Summary
