Trends in the use and nonmedical use of sedatives-hypnotics in the population aged 12 to 64 years in Taiwan: a comparative analysis of the national surveys in 2014 and 2018 [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Many countries, including Taiwan, have tightened regulations on prescribing sedatives-hypnotics over the concern of their associated adverse health effects.
Wei-Yi Tsay +13 more
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Time trends in self-reported depressive symptoms, prescription of antidepressants, sedatives and hypnotics and the emergence of social media among Norwegian adolescents. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Background ...
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Characterising incident opioid use among incident users of prescription sedative hypnotics: A national cohort study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To evaluate co-prescribing of sedatives hypnotics and opioids.Design Retrospective study evaluating the association of patient characteristics and comorbidities with coprescribing.Setting and participants Using the national Merative MarketScan ...
Hui Zhao +9 more
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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 +5 more
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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 +2 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 +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 +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 +3 more
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The patterns in psychotropic drug prescriptions among older people with dementia:Lessons learned from Dutch long-term care practice [PDF]
, 2023 Most older people with dementia experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs). Psychotropic drugs are frequently prescribed to treat NPSs despite warnings from guidelines and publicity campaigns.
Du, Jiamin
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An Updated Analysis of Psychotropic Medicine Utilisation in Older People in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019 [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Psychotropic medicine utilisation in older adults continues to be of interest because of overuse and concerns surrounding its safety and efficacy.
Chyou, Te-yuan, Nishtala, Prasad S.
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