Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Reactions - Epidemiological Approaches
Weber, E.; Lawson, David H.; Hoigne, R.
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Paperback. Series: Agents and Actions, Supplements. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 281.
The benzodiazepines are among the most widely-used of drugs. However, in many countries their popularity is waning as prescribers become more aware of problems with unwanted effects and with rebound and withdrawal syndromes. The earlier benzodiazepines were long-acting, and it was thought that their shorter-acting successors would have important advantages. Other developments include partial agonists and partial inverse agonists, compounds acting on the benzodiazepine-GABA macro molecular site although not as a typical benzodiazepine, and anxiolytic agents acting on 5-HT pathways directly. I shall review the problems of unwanted effects and dependence, mainly from an epidemiological view point, and then relate ... Read more
The benzodiazepines are among the most widely-used of drugs. However, in many countries their popularity is waning as prescribers become more aware of problems with unwanted effects and with rebound and withdrawal syndromes. The earlier benzodiazepines were long-acting, and it was thought that their shorter-acting successors would have important advantages. Other developments include partial agonists and partial inverse agonists, compounds acting on the benzodiazepine-GABA macro molecular site although not as a typical benzodiazepine, and anxiolytic agents acting on 5-HT pathways directly. I shall review the problems of unwanted effects and dependence, mainly from an epidemiological view point, and then relate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Agents and Actions, Supplements
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034872942
SKU
V9783034872942
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