Controlled substance medications have the potential for misuse. They are intended to improve function and/or ability to work and are not simply to feel good.
Our providers may not prescribe standing doses of benzodiazepines with stimulant medications.
Our providers do not prescribe pain medication or medical cannabis.
If you are taking narcotic pain medication, medical cannabis, or are abusing drugs or alcohol our providers may not prescribe controlled medications to you.
If you are pregnant or have certain medical or psychiatric conditions, controlled medications may not be appropriate for you.
Your medication provider may request records from other medical providers, permission to talk to family members, drug screens and other laboratory tests, psychological tests, and may review the state-controlled medication profile, before starting or continuing controlled medication.
Drug screens, laboratory test, and counts of remaining pills may be requested while you are taking controlled medications, and must be completed within 24 hours.
Our providers must follow Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. maximum dosing guidelines for controlled medications used to treat ADHD, and when prescribing anxiety. Medications such as Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, and Ativan.
