Benzodiazepine usage and patient preference for alternative therapies: A descriptive study
Health Science Reports, 2019 Background and aims The prevalence of chronic benzodiazepine use in primary care settings remains high despite clear evidence of adverse health outcomes resulting from long‐term use and the availability of effective alternative behavioural therapies ...
Fatema‐Tun‐Naher Sake +3 more
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Pharmacy, 2020 Co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines can lead to overdoses and mortality. This retrospective study analyzed prescription claims data collected in 2016.
Jennifer M. Bingham +3 more
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Acute and long-term effects of brivaracetam and brivaracetam-diazepam combinations in an experimental model of status epilepticus. [PDF]
, 2017 ObjectiveTo evaluate acute and long-term effects of intravenous brivaracetam (BRV) and BRV + diazepam (DZP) combination treatment in a rat model of self-sustaining status epilepticus (SSSE).MethodsRats were treated with BRV (10 mg/kg) 10 min after ...
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Hemadsorption: A New Therapeutic Option for Selected Cases of Bromazepam Intoxication
Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2022 Benzodiazepine ingestion is frequent in patients admitted to ICU for intoxications. Generally, a supportive approach by securing the airway, breathing, and circulation is sufficient.
Michaël Mekeirele +4 more
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Pregabalin: a range of misuse-related unanswered questions [PDF]
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Chiappini, Stephania, Schifano, Fabrizio
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Predicting benzodiazepine prescriptions: A proof-of-concept machine learning approach
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 IntroductionBenzodiazepines are the most commonly prescribed psychotropic medications, but they may place users at risk of serious adverse effects. Developing a method to predict benzodiazepine prescriptions could assist in prevention efforts.MethodsThe ...
Kerry L. Kinney +11 more
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Sex and Age-Related Differences in Neuroticism and Allostatic Load Index in Urban Patients with General Anxiety Disorder Treated with Alprazolam [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Allostatic Load (AL) index proposes indicators for the functioningof the main potentially stress-affected systems. Sex differences instress response and stress-related diseases susceptibility have been describedfor the general population ...
D`Alessio, Luciana +3 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro +5 more
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Carbon dioxide test as an additional clinical measure of treatment response in panic disorder [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2002 OBJECTIVE: We aim to determine if a treatment with a dose of clonazepam - 2 mg/day, for 6 weeks, blocks spontaneous panic attacks and the ones induced by the inhalation of 35% carbon dioxide (CO2) in panic disorder (PD) patients.
Alexandre M. Valença +4 more
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Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Hand Surgery Patient. [PDF]
, 2016 Despite posing a significant public health threat, sleep disorders remain poorly understood and often underdiagnosed and mismanaged. Although sleep disorders are seemingly unrelated, hand surgeons should be mindful of these because numerous conditions of
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