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FDA Holds Workshop to Discuss the Safe Use of Benzodiazepines FDA
October 29, 2021
FDA continues to focus on the safe use of benzodiazepines. One critical element of increasing our understanding of their benefits and risks is through collaborations and stakeholder outreach.
Fatal ODs From Illicit Tranquilizers Jumped 6-Fold During Pandemic drugs
August 27, 2021
Overdose deaths linked to illicit "designer" benzodiazepines have surged in the United States, as underground labs crank out new synthetic variations on prescription tranquilizers like Valium, Xanax and Ativan.
Benzodiazepines With Opioid Agonist Tx May Up Mortality Risk drugs
December 18, 2019
Coprescription of benzodiazepines and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is associated with an increased risk for drug-related poisoning (DRP) mortality in opioid-dependent individuals ...
Serious Falls Pose Risk to People Living With HIV drugs
July 30, 2019
Benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants are associated with serious falls among people living with HIV in their 50s...
Benzodiazepines associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 19, 2019
Current advice points to single or occasional use of the drug, and it is not recommended to be used for longer than four weeks…
Benzodiazepines could decrease mortality in congestive heart failure europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 10, 2019
Researchers have suggested that benzodiazepines should be the first course of treatment for those with cardiovascular disease and anxiety…
Canadian researchers develop molecules to reverse memory loss pharmaceutical-technology
February 18, 2019
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Canada, have developed new therapeutic small molecules that could potentially reverse memory loss caused due to depression and ageing....
Benzodiazepines associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease: Study financialexpress
August 16, 2018
The medication is commonly used for sleep problems, but its effectiveness for this indication diminishes over weeks or months
Benzodiazepines increase stroke risk in Alzheimer's patients, study finds pharmafile
January 17, 2017
Benzodiazepines and similar drugs could increase the risk of strokes in Alzheimer’s patients by as much as 20% according to a study from the University of Eastern Finland.