Introduction Benzodiazepines are the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide for insomnia and anxiety disorders. However, few studies have been conducted on the professional practice of these drugs for patients with psychiatric disorders .
S. Brahim +7 more
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Symptomatic treatment of children with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. [PDF]
AIM: We performed the first study on the perceived benefit and adverse effects of symptomatic management in children with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis.
Brilot, F +7 more
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The Use of Benzodiazepines in the Elderly Population: Epidemiology, Risks and Withdrawal Management [PDF]
Benzodiazepines remain one of the most commonly prescribed medications. Approximately 9% of adults in the United States aged 65 years or above are benzodiazepine users.
Zuzanna Hertz, Szymon Barczak
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Trends in continuous deep sedation until death between 2007 and 2013 : a repeated nationwide survey [PDF]
Background: Continuous deep sedation until death is a highly debated medical practice, particularly regarding its potential to hasten death and its proper use in end-of-life care.
Chambaere, Kenneth +4 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal – Therapeutical Management in Surgical Patients with Upper Intestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Psychological dependence involves a desire to use a drug to avoid the unpleasant withdrawal syndrome that results from cessation of exposure to it. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is one of the most feared complications of alcohol addiction and sometimes can
Bogdan, Popescu +5 more
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The role of biotransformation processes in mediating interactions between psychotropic drugs and natural products [PDF]
Many patients are not aware that natural products such as fruit juices or plant infusions can cause significant interactions with several drugs, some of which can be dangerous, especially when the medical treatment is for neurological or psychiatric ...
Bacinschi, Nicolae +6 more
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Molecular Cages as Probes in Indicator Displacement Assays: The Case of Scopolamine Detection
In this research, we show the concept of molecular cages as probes in indicator displacement assays, focusing on scopolamine detection, a drug often used in drug‐facilitated sexual assaults. Drug sensing occurs via the drug‐induced transformation of non‐emissive [Fluorescein2⊂Cage] complex into [Scopolamine⊂Catenane] and highly emissive free ...
Giovanni Montà‐González +5 more
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Clinical considerations in transitioning patients with epilepsy from clonazepam to clobazam: a case series. [PDF]
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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Background: Benzodiazepines are driving-impairing medicines (DIM). This study presents current consumption of dispensed benzodiazepines in the Spanish general population, with a focus in pattern of use and concomitant medicines consumed with.Methods: A ...
Francisco Herrera-Gómez +5 more
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The use of a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model to predict GABA-A receptor binding of newly emerging benzodiazepines [PDF]
The illicit market for new psychoactive substances is forever expanding. Benzodiazepines and their derivatives are one of a number of groups of these substances and thus far their number has grown year upon year.
Haegeman, Caroline +4 more
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