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Benzodiazepine abuse among the elderly

Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2016
Benzodiazepines belong to the hypnotic-sedative class of drugs which have anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. These drugs have been in clinical use for at least half a century.
Shalini Singh, Siddharth Sarkar
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Anxiolytic/Sedative Effect of Monoterpene (–)-Borneol in Mice and In Silico Molecular Interaction with GABA_A Receptor

Future Pharmacology, 2023
Anxiety is a normal behavioral component. When it is too frequent or appears in inappropriate contexts, it can be considered pathological. Benzodiazepines (BDZs) are drugs with clinical success in anxiety treatment.
Maurício Pires de Moura do Amaral, Marcelo Pereira da Silva Junior, Francisco das Chagas Alves Lima, Stanley Juan Chavez Gutierrez, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Rita de Cássia Meneses Oliveira   +5 more
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Sedation with medicinal plants: A review of medicinal plants with sedative properties in Iranian ethnoblotanical documents

Plant Biotechnology Persa, 2019
The complexity of today's modern society, increasing problems and changes in lifestyles can lead to stress and anxiety in people. To control stress and anxiety, sedative drugs that have anxiolytic and sedative effects and temporarily calm the person and ...
Fariba Bahmani, Hamidreza Kazemeini, Fatemeh Hoseinzadeh-Chahkandak, Tahereh Farkhondeh, mahshid sedaghat   +4 more
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Sedation agents differentially modulate cortical and subcortical blood oxygenation: evidence from ultra-high field MRI at 17.2 T. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Sedation agents affect brain hemodynamic and metabolism leading to specific modifications of the cerebral blood oxygenation level. We previously demonstrated that ultra-high field (UHF) MRI detects changes in cortical blood oxygenation following the ...
Lynn Uhrig, Luisa Ciobanu, Boucif Djemai, Denis Le Bihan, Béchir Jarraya   +4 more
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Self-Reported Sedative Drug Use Among Students Attending at University of Gondar, Gondar, Northwest, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2021
Gashaw Binega Mekonnen,1 Simachew Gidey Debeb,1 Nurahmed Seid Getaw,2 Zemene Demelash Kifle3 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of ...
Mekonnen GB, Debeb SG, Getaw NS, Kifle ZD   +3 more
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Comparison of Accuracy and Speed in Computer-Assisted Versus Conventional Methods for Pediatric Drug Dose Calculation: A Scenario-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

Global Pediatric Health, 2021
Pediatric emergency care is prone to medication errors in many aspects including prescriptions, administrations, and monitoring. This study was designed to assess the effects of computer-assisted calculation on reducing error rates and time to ...
Nichapha Chongthavonsatit, Chayanich Kovavinthaweewat, Chaiyaporn Yuksen, Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Chuenruthai Angkoontassaneeyarat, Pongsakorn Atiksawedparit, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen   +6 more
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The Effect of Memory Reinforcement by Cholinergic Agonist and Music on Creating Morphine Dependency in Mice Using Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) Method

فصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2013
The most important side effect of addictive drugs is their interaction with nervous system so that soon after taking the drug, the neurons̉ connections in nervous system are addicted to receiving the drugs frequently. The aim of this study was the effect
Eebrahim Hosseini, Mokhtar Mokhtari, Akbar Vahdati, Neamat Razmi, Farnaz Tavakoli   +4 more
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Prevalence of nonmedical use of prescription-type opioids, methylphenidate, and sedative-hypnotics among university students in the south of Iran: a regression analysis

Electronic Physician, 2018
Background and aim: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs needs particular attention. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of prescription-type opioids, methylphenidate and sedative-hypnotics use, and related factors in university ...
Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo, Mahmoud Khodadost, Farhad Moradpour, Mohammad Reza Karimirad, Razieh Kamali, Foroogh Ziarati   +5 more
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Health care professionals' knowledge of commonly used sedative, analgesic and neuromuscular drugs: A single center (Rambam Health Care Campus), prospective, observational survey.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundPain management and sedation are important aspects in the treatment of hospitalized patients, especially those mechanically ventilated. In many hospitals, such patients are treated not only in intensive care units, but also in other wards.
Danny Epstein, Yaniv Steinfeld, Erez Marcusohn, Hanna Ammouri, Asaf Miller   +4 more
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Sedative Effect and Standardization Parameters of Herbal Medicinal Product Obtained from the Ocimum americanum L. Herb

European Pharmaceutical Journal, 2021
Sedative phytomedications continue to play an important role in the management of a considerable amount of anxiety symptoms because of the various side effects of synthetic sedatives and tranquilizers.
Shanaida M., Golembiovska O., Jasicka-Misiak I., Oleshchuk O., Beley N., Kernychna I., Wieczorek P.P.   +6 more
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