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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Development of a Consensus Statement for the Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Using the Delphi Technique. [PDF]
© 2015, The Author(s).Introduction: There is a lack of agreed and established guidelines for the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF).
Bennett, BM+8 more
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Background Catatonia is a syndrome that may present with stupor, immobility, and postural retention, and appears in various primary disorders including schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Minako Hagikura, Toshiya Inada
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Metabolism and toxicity of two new benzodiazepine-type antileishmanial agents in hepatocytes and macrophages [PDF]
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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Addiction of High Dose of Benzodiazepine: Verona Detox Approach With Flumazenil
IntroductionSince the 1990s there has been evidence of the significant role Flumazenil (FLU) has in benzodiazepines (BZD) detoxes. The Verona Detox approach has been developed for high dose BZD and Z-drug detoxification via continuous subcutaneous ...
Rebecca Casari+6 more
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Insomnia as an Independent Predictor of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in HIV: Data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study [PDF]
Background: Insomnia is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the general population and is highly prevalent in people with HIV. The CVD risk conferred by insomnia in the HIV population is unknown.
Bedimo, Roger J.+12 more
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An index of fatal toxicity for new psychoactive substances [PDF]
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journal of Psychopharmacology, February 2018, published by SAGE Publishing, All rights reserved.An index of fatal toxicity for new psychoactive substances has been developed based solely ...
Corkery, John, King, L.A.
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Treatment of concurrent etizolam and tianeptine withdrawal following accidental overdose [PDF]
Background: The availability of nonapproved psychoactive substances with addiction potential from internet sources poses a significant threat to public health.
Marija Markovic, PharmD, BCPP+1 more
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Effects of insecticidal ketones present in mint plants on GABA A receptor from mammalian neurons [PDF]
The genus Mentha, an important member of the Lamiaceae family, is represented by many species commonly known as mint. The insecticidal activity of Mentha oil and its main components has been tested and established against various insects/pests.
Delgado Marín, Leticia Ester+2 more
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Older patients' prescriptions screening in the community pharmacy: development of the Ghent Older People's Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S) tool [PDF]
Background: Ageing of the population often leads to polypharmacy. Consequently, potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) becomes more frequent. Systematic screening for PIP in older patients in primary care could yield a large improvement in health ...
Boussery, Koen+5 more
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