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Nonmedical prescription drug use of analgesics and sedatives/hypnotics in Taiwan: Results from the 2014 National Survey of Substance Use

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) has become a major public health issue but little is known in Asian populations. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of NMPDU in Taiwan.
Lian-Yu Chen, Yi-Lung Chen, Shang-Chi Wu   +2 more
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Prescription patterns and trends of anxiolytics and hypnotics/sedatives among child and adolescent patients with psychiatric illnesses in a psychiatric center of northern Taiwan

Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: The prevalence of prescriptions of anxiolytics and hypnotics/sedatives for child and adolescent patients with psychiatric illnesses is increasing over the world. No studies exist to focus on the prescription trends and patterns of anxiolytics
Shu- Wen Cheng, Hsiao- Ju Sun, Hung- Yu Chan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of psychotropic drugs by population in an area affected by the tailings dam rupture: Brumadinho Health Project [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2022
: Objective: To describe the consumption of psychotropic drugs in the adult population residing in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, after the Vale dam collapse, which occurred in 2019.
Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Mariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento   +5 more
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New sedatives and analgesic drugs for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2022
Procedural sedation has become increasingly common in endoscopy. Sedatives and analgesics induce anxiolysis and amnesia. In addition, an appropriate level of sedation is necessary for safe procedures including therapeutic endoscopy.
Jae Min Lee, Yehyun Park, Jin Myung Park, Hong Jun Park, Jun Yong Bae, Seung Young Seo, Jee Hyun Lee, Hyung Ku Chon, Jun-Won Chung, Hyun Ho Choi, Jun Kyu Lee, Byung-Wook Kim,   +12 more
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Verification of the performance of the Bispectral Index as a hypnotic depth indicator during dexmedetomidine sedation [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022
Background Differences in the effects of propofol and dexmedetomidine sedation on electroencephalogram patterns have been reported previously.
Seunghee Ki, Dongeon Lee, Wonjin Lee, Kwangrae Cho, Yongjae Han, Jeonghan Lee   +5 more
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Consequences of Opioid Abuse and their Treatments in Persian Medicine: A Review Study [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2020
Background: Drug addiction is a major health problem for modern human communities. The earliest historicalevidence of opium use can be found in the writings of Theophrastus in the 3rd century BC.
Mohadese Kamali, Haleh Tajadini, Mehrzad Mehrabani, Masoud Moghadari   +3 more
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Letters to the Editor Concerning the Article: Alexandre Oliveira Ferreira, Andrea Riphaus. Propofol to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Portugal. Acta Med Port 2014;27:541-42.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2014
Keywords: Colorectal Neoplasms; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Propofol; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Colonoscopy.
Douglas K. Rex
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Hypnotics and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: The association between hypnotic drugs and risk of cancer remains controversial. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate this association.
Tzu-Rong Peng, Li-Jou Yang, Ta-Wei Wu, You-Chen Chao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Purpose To investigate the short‐ and long‐term risk of psychotropic medication use in parents who lose a child to cancer diagnosed in adolescence. Methods This is a Swedish nationwide register‐based study including 184 bereaved mothers and 184 bereaved ...
Emma Hovén, Lisa Ljungman, Josefin Sveen, Charlotte Skoglund, Gustaf Ljungman, Rickard Ljung, Anna Wikman   +6 more
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Differential expression of exosomal microRNAs in prefrontal cortices of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients [PDF]

, 2013
Exosomes are cellular secretory vesicles containing microRNAs (miRNAs). Once secreted, exosomes are able to attach to recipient cells and release miRNAs potentially modulating the function of the recipient cell.
Banigan, Meredith G., Cabral, Howard, Cagsal-Getkin, Ozge, Costa, Joan, Delalle, Ivana, Kao, Patricia F., Kozubek, James A., Medina, Juan, Schmitt, Andrea, Schneider, Anja, Vanderburg, Charles R., Winslow, Ashley R.   +11 more
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