Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk
When taken in early pregnancy, the anti-anxiety drugs called benzodiazepins raise the risk for a miscarriage in the first trimester by 11%, according to new research. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - May 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Obstetrics, News, Source Type: news
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2019 -- Pregnancy is often a time of heightened worry. But researchers warn that taking anti-anxiety drugs like Valium and Xanax may increase the risk of miscarriage.
Called benzodiazepines, these powerful drugs have long been... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 15, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hydroxyzine vs. Valium
Title: Hydroxyzine vs. ValiumCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/6/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/6/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - May 6, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam)
Title: Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam)Category: MedicationsCreated: 4/29/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/29/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - April 29, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Neurelis Announces Completion of Senior Management Team Buildout to Support the Anticipated Commercial Launch of VALTOCO(TM)
Neurelis' lead product candidate for seizures, VALTOCO (diazepam nasal spray), currently under FDA review
Company's team members are all seasoned pharmaceutical industry executives with vast experience in CNS and epilepsy
SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2019 -... Biopharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery, Neurology, Personnel Neurelis, VALTOCO, diazepam, epilepsy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - April 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
When psychiatric medications are abruptly discontinued, withdrawal symptoms may be mistaken for relapse
Withdrawal symptoms following the practice of discontinuation, or abruptly “coming off,” of psychiatric drugs in randomized clinical trials may be mistaken for relapse and bolster the case for continued use of medication, according to two new studies by UCLA researchers published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.Principal investigatorDavid Cohen, professor of social welfare in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, said that clinical trials employing a drug discontinuation procedure had not previously been studied systematically.“For years, observers have asked whether people getting more symptoms w...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Can women trust the drugs only ever tested on men?
Valium was never originally tested on women. But in a 2016 study, Brazilian researchers revealed that the menstrual cycle may significantly alter Valium’s effectiveness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK Sales of Xanax and other Prescription Psychiatric Drugs Increasing via the Darknet
Sales of prescription psychiatric drugs such as Xanax and diazepam via darknet online drug markets have increased in the UK at an alarming rate, according to new research by the University of Kent and King's College London. The findings validate concerns that non-medical prescription drug use (NMPDU) is becoming increasingly common in the UK and that policy makers need to act to address this issue. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - February 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Fewer medicines diverted from legal supply chain to black market
MHRA figures focus on diversion of potentially dangerous prescription medicines diazepam, nitrazepam, temazepam zopiclone and zolpidem Related items fromOnMedica Millions of unapproved antibiotics being sold in India Multidisciplinary prescribing can help reduce errors Health innovation hampered by drive for profit, report warns GP prescribing of opioids is still rising Medical cannabis should be made legal, say MPs (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Huge rise in Americans taking anxiety drug Valium for PAIN amid crackdown on opioid prescriptions
Benzodiazepines have side effects that are eerily similar to opioids, including the potential for addiction and suppressed breathing. There is also little evidence they work as a good alternative for pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use of Valium and Xanax for pain rising in U.S.
(Reuters Health) - A growing number of people in the U.S. are taking anti-anxiety drugs like Valium and Xanax not just for anxiety or depression but also for chronic pain, researchers say. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors
U.S. prescriptions for Valium, Ativan and other benzodiazepines have shot up since 2003, statistics show, especially for chronic pain. Roughly half those prescriptions are from primary care providers.(Image credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rhitu Chatterjee Source Type: news
Benzos, Opioids and Z-Drugs: Deadly Combos
With all the news media accounts and reports from governmental health organizations about the opioid epidemic, including the 70,237 drug overdose deaths in 2017, a newly emerging threat is gaining attention: use and misuse of benzodiazepines, opioid drugs and Z-drugs. Specifically, combining these three drugs can create a deadly combination that snuffs out lives.
Benzodiazepine Overdose Deaths on the Rise
Benzodiazepines, a class of sedative narcotic drugs including Xanax and Valium used to treat anxiety, insomnia and other disorders and classified as Schedule IV under the Controlled Substances Act by the Drug Enforcement ...
Source: Psych Central - January 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Addictions Substance Abuse Suicide Source Type: news
