Concomitant medication use and clinical outcome of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is commonly administered to Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients taking psychotropic medications, yet the effects on treatment outcomes remain unknown.
Chawla, Shweta A +7 more
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Withdrawal-induced delirium associated with a benzodiazepine switch: a case report
Journal 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
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Fully Automated Synthesis of Novel TSPO PET Imaging Ligand [18F]Fluoroethyltemazepam
Molecules, 2021 Introduction: Benzodiazepines, including temazepam are described as TSPO antagonists. In fact, TSPO was initially described as a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) with a secondary binding site for diazepam.
Dario Fiorenza +5 more
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Metabolism and toxicity of two new benzodiazepine-type antileishmanial agents in hepatocytes and macrophages [PDF]
, 2007 With increasing reports of resistance of Leishmania to antimonials (Thakur et al., 2004) and other traditional antileishmanial drugs, the need for the discovery of new antileishmanial agents is rising.
Clarke, R. +5 more
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Designer Benzodiazepines: A Review of Toxicology and Public Health Risks
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 The rising use of designer benzodiazepines (DBZD) is a cat-and-mouse game between organized crime and law enforcement. Non-prohibited benzodiazepines are introduced onto the global drug market and scheduled as rapidly as possible by international ...
Pietro Brunetti +4 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in nursing home residents detected with the community pharmacist specific GheOP3S-tool [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The Ghent Older People’s Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S-)tool was recently developed to screen for potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP).
Boussery, Koen +7 more
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017 Background Conventional approaches for benzodiazepine tapering have their limitations. Anecdotal studies have shown that acupuncture is a potential treatment for facilitating successful benzodiazepine tapering.
Wing-Fai Yeung +9 more
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Clinical considerations in transitioning patients with epilepsy from clonazepam to clobazam: a case series. [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionIn treating refractory epilepsy, many clinicians are interested in methods used to transition patients receiving clonazepam to clobazam to maintain or increase seizure control, improve tolerability of patients' overall drug therapy regimens ...
Chung, Steve +4 more
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BMC Family Practice, 2009 Background Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed to elderly patients' despite concerns about adverse effects leading to injurious falls. Previous studies have not investigated the extent to which patients with pre-existing risk factors for falls are ...
Sylvestre Marie-Pierre +4 more
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Assessing the clinical utility of the severity dependence scale for benzodiazepine use disorder
South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Benzodiazepines are often used as a part of mental health pharmacological management; however, often when prescribed for extended periods, they increase the risk of benzodiazepine use disorder (BUD).
Karishma Lowton, Gaveeta Chiba
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