Original Article

Why Do Physicians Prescribe Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis to General Medicine Patients?

Background: Little is known about why physicians prescribe inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) among nonintensive care unit (ICU) hospitalized patients without supporting evidence. This study seeks to understand which factors influence physician prescribing behavior regarding SUP. Design: We designed a cross sectional web-based survey to assess physicians′ knowledge, beliefs, and…

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Original Article

Patient Understanding and Use of Oral Contraceptive Pills in a Southern Public Health Family Planning Clinic

Objective: To assess patient understanding and use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) and determine if these are associated with literacy. Methods: Four hundred OCP users from a southern public health family planning clinic were orally tested post visit for literacy, demographics, contraceptive knowledge, OCP use, side effects, and adherence. Results:…

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Review Article

Abuse of Supraphysiologic Doses of Anabolic Steroids

The following article is a literature review of supraphysiologic doses of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). This article contains a brief review of the history of AAS, the chemistry of the varying forms of AAS, and proposed mechanisms of action. The article then focuses on how AAS are used in an illicit…

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