Benztropine and suicide attempts and intentional self-harm - Gibbons RD, Hur K, Lavigne JE, Mann JJ.
BACKGROUND: This large-scale pharmacoepidemiologic study was conducted to confirm a previous signal for decreased risk of suicide attempt following prescription fills for benztropine. METHODS: We used a within-person exposure-only cohort design to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Anticholinergic medication for antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia.
Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) medication is used extensively to treat people with serious mental illnesses. However, it is associated with a wide range of adverse effects, including movement disorders. Because of this, many people treated with antipsychotic medication also receive anticholinergic drugs in order to reduce some of the associated movement side-effects. However, there is also a suggestion from animal experiments that the chronic administration of anticholinergics could cause tardive dyskinesia.
To determine whether the use or the withdrawal of anticholinergic drugs (benzhexol, benztropine, biperiden, orphenadr...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cogentin (Benztropine Mesylate Injection) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - June 16, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Benztropine Mesylate (Benztropine Mesylate) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - June 9, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
benztropine (Cogentin)
Title: benztropine (Cogentin)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - May 10, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Could drugs replace gastric bypass surgery?
(Wiley) Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most successful treatments for obesity and related disorders; however, some patients may not want to undergo surgery. In an attempt to reduce nutrient absorption and replicate the effects of gastric bypass surgery, researchers screened for inhibitors of an amino acid transporter, called B0AT1, and discovered a number of agents -- including benztropine, a drug that is already in clinical use -- as promising candidates. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Antipsychotic Medications Giving You Tremors?...
Cogentin (benztropine) is a drug sometimes used in people with bipolar disorder to treat drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP) from bipolar medications. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - March 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Should You Take Benztropine for Your Bipolar...
Catalogue of side effects for the medication Benztropine - brand name Cogentin - which is used to treat some of the side effects of certain antipsychotic medications. It is classed as an antiparkinsonian drug. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - March 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Master one of the most missed USMLE questions
With finals behind you, take a few minutes to sharpen your skills for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) with this exclusive scoop on one of the most challenging USMLE test prep questions and expert strategies to help you ace it. Find out what this month’s toughest question is and receive an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
Welcome to the fourth post in AMA Wire’s® series, “Tutor talk: Tips from Kaplan Medical on the most missed USMLE test prep questions from Kaplan’s Step 1 Qbank.” Each month, we’re revealing one of the top questions students miss, a helpf...
Source: AMA Wire - December 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
Non-controlled and over-the-counter drugs of abuse
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Abuse of Medications That Theoretically Are Without Abuse Potential. Reeves RR et al. South Med J 2015 Mar;108:151-157.
Abstract
This review of noncontrolled prescription and over-the-counter drugs that can be and have been abused for non-medical or recreational purposes is rather sketchy and anecdotal (as the authors admit,) but nevertheless contains some useful information.
Classes of drugs discussed include:
Cold & Cough products: pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, oxymetazoline, dextromethorphan
Anticholinergics: diphenhydramine, benztropine, trihexyphenidyl (Artane)
Antipsychotics: quetiapine,...
Source: The Poison Review - March 24, 2015 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical cough/cold preparations dextromethorphan medication abuse otc over-the-counter Source Type: news
Should You Take Cogentin for Bipolar Disorder?
Catalogue of side effects for the medication Benztropine - brand name Cogentin - which is used to treat some of the side effects of certain antipsychotic medications. It is classed as an antiparkinsonian drug. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Acute benztropine intoxication and fatality - McIntyre IM, Mallett P, Burton CG, Morhaime J.
A woman was found unresponsive with an empty bottle of Cogentin(®) prescribed to another. Admitted to an area hospital, her condition steadily declined until death 29 h after admission. Following toxicological screening on hospital (admission) whole bloo... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Promising new strategy to treat multiple sclerosis
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a set of compounds that may be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in a new way. Unlike existing MS therapies that suppress the immune system, the compounds boost a population of progenitor cells that can in turn repair MS-damaged nerve fibers. One of the newly identified compounds, a Parkinson's disease drug called benztropine, was highly effective in treating a standard model of MS in mice, both alone and in combination with existing MS therapies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Source Type: news
Parkinson's drug with MS potential
American research (in mice) has found that benztropine, a Parkinson's drug, can stimulate the growth of new oligodendrocytes that can continue to repair myelin. Further research will be required to find a safe dosage and level of effectiveness in humans.
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Latest MS research updates (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Parkinson's drug could prove to be new treatment for multiple sclerosis
Early tests show that benztropine stimulates the production of nerve-repairing cells and helped eliminate MS relapsesA drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may provide an effective new therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), research suggests.Early tests on mice show that benztropine stimulates the production of nerve-repairing cells.Scientists hit on the drug after screening 100,000 compounds for their abilitly to trigger the development of cells that rebuild damaged myelin, the protective fatty sheath that surrounds nerve fibres.MS is an autoimmune disease that causes the body's defences to attack myelin, causing symptoms...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 9, 2013 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com News Medical research Society Multiple sclerosis Parkinson's disease Science Source Type: news
