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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

In 2002, 1% of adults were taking gabapentinoids (gabapentin and or pregabalin). First, Nisha, a pain and palliative care pharmacist, starts us off with discussing the pharmacology of gabapentin and pregabalin, including common myths like they work on the GABA system (which is weird given the name of the drug). Annals of IM.

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2024 Emerging Leader Keri O. Brenner, MD MPA

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

Brenner, MD MPA has been recognized as one of the exceptional individuals chosen as a 2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Care. I served in Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying in Kolkata, India on various occasions (2002-2006) which inspired my eventual path toward palliative care.

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