Edluar (zolpidem tartrate)
Title: Edluar (zolpidem tartrate)Category: MedicationsCreated: 8/11/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/11/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - August 11, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Effects of bedtime dosing with suvorexant and zolpidem on balance and psychomotor performance in healthy elderly participants during the night and in the morning - Bland H, Li X, Mangin E, Yee KL, Lines C, Herring WJ, Gillespie G.
This study was designed as an early assessment of the safety of the orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant, but also included exploratory assessments of balance and psychomotor performance that are the focus of this report. METHO... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Interrupted time series analysis of changes in zolpidem use due to media broadcasts - Yang BR, Heo KN, Yu YM, Yeom GB, Choi HD, Lee JY, Ah YM.
Media has become a major source of information on health and plays a role in the decision-making process on health topics. We aimed to evaluate the association between zolpidem use and media broadcasts that reported the suicide risk. We obtained the data o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Inside Ibogaine, One of the Most Promising and Perilous Psychedelics for Addiction
Amber Capone had become afraid of her husband. The “laid-back, bigger than life and cooler than cool” man she’d married had become isolated, disconnected and despondent during his 13 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Typically, he was gone 300 days of the year, but when he was home, Amber and their two children walked on eggshells around him. “Everyone was just playing nice until he left again,” Amber says.
In 2013, Marcus retired from the military. But life as a civilian only made his depression, anger, headaches, anxiety, alcoholism, impulsivity and violent dreams worse. Sometimes he’d get up...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mandy Oaklander Tags: Uncategorized Drugs feature Magazine Mental Health Source Type: news
Impetuous suicidality with zolpidem use: a case report and minireview - Brady M, Cunningham MG.
This report presents a case... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Extremely high-dosage zolpidem poisoning with favorable outcome - De Donatis D, Porcelli S, Serretti A, Gaspari D, Caltagirone SS, Giupponi G, Ferraro M, Conca A, Florio V, Zernig G, Mercolini L.
[The publisher has not provided an abstract for this article.]
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Prescription medications for insomnia are associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in two nationally representative samples - Tubbs AS, Fernandez FX, Ghani SB, Karp JF, Patel SI, Parthasarathy S, Grandner MA.
STUDY OBJECTIVES. Z-drugs (eszopiclone, zolpidem, and zaleplon) are commonly used for insomnia, but are also associated with suicide risk. However, it is unclear if this association is unique to Z-drugs. Therefore, the present study estimated the associati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Zolpidem versus trazodone initiation and the risk of fall-related fractures among individuals receiving maintenance hemodialysis - Assimon MM, Flythe JE.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Zolpidem, a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, and trazodone, a sedating antidepressant, are the most common medications used to treat insomnia in the United States. Both drugs have side effect profiles (e.g., drowsiness, dizziness, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients
(University of East Anglia) Strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures and stroke among people with dementia, according to new research.Sleep disturbance is common among people with dementia and the impact for patients and their families is significant.To date there are no proven effective treatments available, however people with dementia are often prescribed Z-drugs (zopiclone, zaleplon, and zolpidem). The new study reveals that stronger doses of these drugs are linked with an increased risk of adverse effects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Long-term detection in hair of zolpidem, oxazepam and flunitrazepam in a case of drug-facilitated sexual assault - Carfora A, Campobasso CP, Cassandro P, Petrella R, Borriello R.
Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) cases are pretty common in forensic toxicology. In this case report, a 56-year-old female tourist claimed to have been sexually assaulted by five men after having had a drug-spiked alcoholic drink. Urine samples were ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Zolpidem as a high risk factor for elderly suicide in South Korea - Kim E, Lee JH, Lee DH.
BACKGROUNDS: South Korea, a nation with rapidly aging population, has the highest suicide rates in the world, and the elderly have a suicide rate three times higher than the national average. We classified the drugs ingested for suicide attempts by age gro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
New french prescribing rules result in decreased prescribing of certain sleep drugs
(American Academy of Family Physicians) In France, the implementation of new prescribing rules for the sedative-hypnotic drug zolpidem led to an important and immediate decrease in use. This decline was partially compensated for by a rise in the use of a nonbenzodiazepine drug called zopiclone. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How to manage patients on benzodiazepines and Z-drugs during the COVID 19 pandemic, NIHR
Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs (Zopiclone and Zolpidem) have the capacity to depress respiratory drive, so they should be used with caution in patients with evidence of compromised respiratory function (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fight Viruses With … Sleep?
With the 24-hour news cycles spinning out of control these days, you may find yourself feeling way more stressed than usual. And that additional anxiety can lead to a lot of sleepless nights…
If there’s one thing these trying times will teach us, it’s that we need to take control of our own health. We can’t rely on the government, or Big Pharma or anyone else to do it for us. After all, self-reliance in hard times is the core of the American spirit.
Which means it’s up to each of us to protect and bolster our own immune system.
And one of the best – and easiest – ways to do this is by g...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 6, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr.A.Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
Temporal association between zolpidem medication and the risk of suicide: a 12-year population-based, retrospective cohort study - Cho CH, Jee HJ, Nam YJ, An H, Kim L, Lee HJ.
There have been concerns about abuse and unnecessary chronic administration of zolpidem, and zolpidem's relation to suicide risk. To investigate the temporal association of zolpidem with the risk of suicide, we conducted a 12-year, population-based, retros... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
