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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Prescription
  1. Opioid addiction 
    ... are prescribed appropriately and taken as directed. Many prescription opioids are misused or diverted to others. Individuals ... other drugs (particularly tranquilizers called benzodiazepines). Misuse of prescription opioids and heroin affects more than 2 million ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction - Genetics
  2. Cushing disease 
    ... also increase cortisol production, causing Cushing syndrome. Certain prescription drugs can result in an increase in cortisol ... Not accounting for increases in cortisol due to prescription drugs, pituitary adenomas cause the vast majority of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cushing-disease - Genetics
  3. CYP2C9 gene 
    ... decrease in warfarin metabolism to such degrees that prescription doses are typically reduced by one-third and ... warfarin metabolism that would necessitate a reduction in prescription doses by one-third to one-sixth. In ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/cyp2c9 - Genetics
  4. Mitochondrial DNA 
    ... of hearing loss, particularly in people who take prescription antibiotic medications called aminoglycosides. These antibiotics are typically ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/mitochondrial-dna - Genetics