Much has been written about the drug seekers. How about patients who refuse to take Oxycontin because of the media exposure? (via White Coat Notes)
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Mostly I get patients wary of and refusing brief courses of oral prednisone or methylprednisolone because of all the stupid athletes out there “on [anabolic] steroids.”
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