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Stephanie Lee1, Chelsie Heesch1, Kristen Allison1
1is a psychiatric pharmacy resident (PGY-2) at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System in California. is a mental health clinical pharmacy specialist at the Tomah VAMC in Wisconsin. is a primary care/mental health clinical pharmacy specialist, is a mental health clinical pharmacy specialist, both at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona. is a mental health clinical pharmacy specialist at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen. is a biostatistician at the Arizona Center on Aging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
Abstract:
Combat veterans with PTSD who are prescribed benzodiazepines and/or opioids in addition to first-line pharmacotherapy are at significantly increased risk for hospitalization.
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