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Benzodiazepine consumption in Brazil: considerations regarding a population-specific scenario

The rise and fall and rise of benzodiazepines: a return of the stigmatized and repressed

Analysis of psychiatrists' prescription of opioid, benzodiazepine, and buprenorphine in Medicare Part D in the United States

Abstract Introduction The opioid epidemic is a severe problem in the world, especially in the United States, where prescription opioid overdose accounts for a quarter of drug overdose deaths. Objective To describe psychiatrists' prescription of opioid, benzodiazepine, and buprenorphine in the United ...

Benzodiazepine use in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To report the prevalence and factors associated with the use of benzodiazepines in the general population and those with a mental health condition in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: 5,037 individuals from the Sao Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey data were interviewe...

Pattern evolution of antidepressants and benzodiazepines use in a cohort

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE In recent decades there has been an increase in the use of antidepressants (AD) and a decrease in the use of benzodiazepines (BDZ). Prevalence, cumulative incidence, and factors associated with the incidence of AD and BDZ use in a Brazilian population were estimated in this article. ...

El perfil de usuarios de benzodiazepinas en servicios de atención primaria de la salud de la ciudad de Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Salud colect; 16 (), 2020
RESUMEN La atención primaria de la salud es un punto transversal dentro de la Red de Atención Psicosocial, y atiende las demandas relacionadas con el sufrimiento mental. Si bien los medicamentos representan la principal opción de tratamiento, el uso prolongado de benzodiazepinas puede desarrollar tole...

Benzodiazepinics and the treatment of delirium: a literature review

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To discuss the role of the benzodiazepine class in delirium patient management. METHODS Using the PubMed database, articles were reviewed after the year 2000 containing in their title the words 'delirium' and 'benzodiazepines'. DISCUSSION Delirium is an acute confusional state tha...

Treatment with zolpidem after ethanol administration potentiates the expression of ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization in mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (8), 2020
Contradictory findings suggest that the behavioral and abuse-related effects of ethanol are mediated by its action at α1 subunit-containing GABAA (α1GABAA) receptors. In the present study, we investigated the effects of a sub-chronic post-ethanol administration treatment with zolpidem, an α...

Consumo de benzodiazepínicos por idosos usuários da estratégia saúde da família

Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência da utilização de benzodiazepínicos por idosos usuários da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Métodos: Estudo documental e quantitativo realizado em dois municípios do Estado do Ceará. Foram analisados 184 prontuários de idosos usuários da Estratégia Saúde da Fa...

Aumento da utilização de benzodiazepínicos entre idosos mais velhos: Projeto Bambuí

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
RESUMO: Introdução: Os benzodiazepínicos são os psicofármacos mais utilizados globalmente, apesar dos riscos associados ao seu uso prolongado, especialmente entre os idosos. Objetivo: O estudo teve como objetivo investigar a tendência do uso de benzodiazepínicos entre idosos mais velhos (75 an...