No difference seen in effectiveness of six weeks of CBT-I or trazodone compared with placebo for patients undergoing hemodialysis
Increased risk seen in association with benzodiazepines ranging from odds ratios of 1.39 to 2.52 for alprazolam and fludiazepam
Benzodiazepines, anxiety disorders linked to dementia risk, but no additional risk seen for benzodiazepines in patients with anxiety disorders
Authors dub the term benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction to describe neurological complications
U.S. health officials are cracking down on the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs to sedate patients in nursing homes
Letters highlighting mandate to check PMP before prescribing can increase PMP search rates and PMP account-holding rates
<p>Proportion of overdose deaths involving these drugs increased more than threefold between 2000 and 2018</p>
<p>Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy</p>
<p>Greatest decline in incident stimulant and anxiolytic/sedative-hypnotic medications was in quarter 2 of 2020</p>
<p>Loneliness associated with use of NSAIDs, pain medicine, sedatives, anti-anxiety meds, and antidepressants</p>