Benzodiazepine dependence: focus on withdrawal syndrome
| Autor: | Aude Zangarelli, B. Vennat, P.-M. Llorca, Nicolas Authier, David Balayssac, P. Courty, A.A. Somogyi, M. Sautereau, Alain Eschalier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Aging medicine.drug_class Substance-Related Disorders Benzodiazepine dependence media_common.quotation_subject Pharmaceutical Science Physical dependence Benzodiazepines Pharmacotherapy Pregnancy Medicine Humans Medical prescription Psychiatry media_common Aged Pharmacology Benzodiazepine business.industry Addiction Mental Disorders Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Middle Aged medicine.disease Substance Withdrawal Syndrome Substance abuse Alcoholism Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Annales pharmaceutiques francaises. 67(6) |
| ISSN: | 0003-4509 |
| Popis: | Benzodiazepines are potentially addictive drugs: psychological and physical dependence can develop within a few weeks or years of regular or repeated use. The socioeconomic costs of the present high level of long-term benzodiazepine use are considerable. These consequences could be minimised if prescriptions for long-term benzodiazepines were decreased. However, many physicians continue to prescribe benzodiazepines and patients wishing to withdraw receive little advice or support. Particular care should be taken in prescribing benzodiazepines for vulnerable patients such as elderly persons, pregnant women, children, alcohol- or drug-dependent patients and patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders. The following update gives recent research results on the withdrawal pathophysiology and practical information in order to treat or prevent benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. |
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