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Long-term consequences of benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction: A survey

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Background Acute benzodiazepine withdrawal has been described, but literature regarding the benzodiazepine-induced neurological injury that may result in enduring symptoms and life consequences is scant.
Alexis D. Ritvo   +5 more
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Supporting safe and gradual reduction of long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use: Development of the SAFEGUARDING‐BZRAs toolkit using a codesign approach

open access: yesHealth Expectations, 2022
Introduction Long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use persists in healthcare settings worldwide and poses risks of patient harm. Objective This study aimed to develop an intervention to support discontinuation of long‐term BZRA use among ...
Tom Lynch   +8 more
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Comparison of Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen as Inhalation Agent, Midazolam, Ketamine alone and in Combination as Oral Sedative Agents for In-office Paediatric PatientsA Randomised Control Trial [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: In-office pharmacological sedation techniques are best applied to manage an extremely fearful preschooler, especially during primary dentition or a child’s early mixed dentition period.
MONIKA NAGPAL   +4 more
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GABAA receptor subtypes and benzodiazepine use, misuse, and abuse

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Benzodiazepines have been in use for over half a century. While they remain highly prescribed, their unfavorable side-effect profile and abuse liability motivated a search for alternatives.
Elif Engin, Elif Engin
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring trends in benzodiazepine-positive fatal drug overdoses in Tennessee, 2019–2021

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 2023
Background Benzodiazepine-positive overdoses increased between 2019 and 2021 in Tennessee. We sought to determine the changes in the number and characteristics of prescription and illicit benzodiazepine-positive fatal drug overdoses during this period ...
Jenna Moses   +2 more
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A review on the chemistry and pharmacological properties of benzodiazepine motifs in drug design

open access: yesArab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2022
Benzodiazepines are an important class of heterocyclic compounds in organic chemistry. They are known for their diverse physicochemical and biological properties.
Olayinka O. Tolu-Bolaji   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiologic assessment of benzodiazepine exposure among suicide deaths in Colorado, 2015–2017

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Suicide rates have been climbing in the U.S., particularly in Rocky Mountain states such as Colorado. Benzodiazepines have been linked with suicidal ideation, but there have been few population level assessments of this link.
Tista Ghosh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Zolpidem Associated with Increased Risk of Fractures in the Elderly with Sleep Disorders? A Nationwide Case Cross-Over Study in Taiwan. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
We conducted a study using a case-crossover design to clarify the risk of acute effects of zolpidem and benzodiazepine on all-sites of fractures in the elderly.Case-crossover design.Elderly enrollees (n = 6010) in Taiwan's National Health Insurance ...
Yih-Jing Tang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impaired Cognitive Function and Hippocampal Changes Following Chronic Diazepam Treatment in Middle-Aged Mice

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
Background: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptors are positively allosterically modulated by benzodiazepine binding, leading to a potentiated response to GABA.
Tomonori Furukawa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Withdrawal-induced delirium associated with a benzodiazepine switch: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Introduced in the early 1960s, diazepam remains among the most frequently prescribed benzodiazepine-type sedatives and hypnotics. Patients with chronic use of short-acting benzodiazepines are frequently switched to diazepam because the ...
Bosshart Herbert
doaj   +1 more source

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