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Characteristics of Belgian 'life-ending acts without explicit patient request' : a large-scale death certificate survey revisited [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: “Life-ending acts without explicit patient request,” as identified in robust international studies, are central in current debates on physician-assisted dying.
Bernheim, Jan L +3 more
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Benzodiazepines: it's time to return to the evidence
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Summary We propose that discussions of benzodiazepines in the current psychiatric literature have become negatively biased and have strayed from the scientific evidence base.
E. Silberman +8 more
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BMC Research Notes, 2010 Background In the psychiatric acute and emergency services patients present in severe crisis often complicated by behavioral problems, substance use, and multiple axis 1 diagnoses.
Vaaler Arne E +2 more
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Hypnotics and injuries among older adults with Parkinson’s disease: a nested case–control design
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Patients with Parkinson’s disease often experience sleep disorders. Hypnotics increase the risk of adverse events, such as injuries due to falls.
Takako Fujita +4 more
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Degradation of 17 Benzodiazepines by the UV/H2O2 Treatment
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 Benzodiazepines are one group of psychoactive drugs widely detected in water environments, and their persistence during conventional wastewater treatment has raised great concerns. Here we investigated the degradation of 17 benzodiazepines in water by UV/
Wen-Dan You +13 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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Is there a way to curb benzodiazepine addiction?
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2011 Benzodiazepines are widely prescribed drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia, induce muscle relaxation, control epileptic seizures, promote anaesthesia or produce amnesia. Benzodiazepines are also abused for recreational purposes and the number of
AL Lalive, U Rudolph, C Lüscher, KR Tan
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British medical journal, 2017 Objectives To identify trends in concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an opioid and to identify the impact of these trends on admissions to hospital and emergency room visits for opioid overdose.
E. Sun +5 more
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Prevalence of psychoactive substances in Dutch and Belgian traffic [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of psychoactive substances in general traffic in The Netherlands and Belgium. Method: Randomly selected car drivers and drivers of small vans in six police regions in The Netherlands and ...
Brookhuis, Karel +5 more
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Medicine reviews: do they reduce benzodiazepine use in older Australians?
Public Health Research & Practice, 2021 Objectives: Medicine reviews are an opportunity to identify and address inappropriate prescribing. The aim of this study was to explore changes in benzodiazepine use among older Australians following a medicine review.
Leo A Coleman +4 more
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