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The anxiety-reducing drug, Clonazepam, has been recalled after a potentially "life-threatening" label mix-up, the FDA said in the recall.
In addition, clonazepam decreases the utilization of 5-HT (serotonin) by neurons [115] [116] and has been shown to bind tightly to central-type benzodiazepine receptors. [117] Because clonazepam is effective in low milligram doses (0.5 mg clonazepam = 10 mg diazepam), [118] [119] it is said to be among the class of "highly potent ...
Clobazam is a 1,5-benzodiazepine, meaning that its diazepine ring has nitrogen atoms at the 1 and 5 positions (instead of the usual 1 and 4). [41] It is not soluble in water and is available in oral form only. [30] [24]
A box of Lorazepam Orion (Lorazepam) tablets. Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. [14] It is used to treat anxiety (including anxiety disorders), trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. [14]
In fact, according to a 2020 study published in Science, individuals with the lowest incomes within a community are 1.5 to 3 times more likely to experience anxiety, depression and other common ...
Methylphenidate, sold under the brand names Ritalin (/ ˈ r ɪ t ə l ɪ n / RIT-ə-lin) and Concerta (/ k ə n ˈ s ɜːr t ə / kən-SUR-tə) [citation needed] among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used medically to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy.
A 2013 review [38] discusses several reasons to be optimistic about the safety of escitalopram. It references a crossover study in which 113 subjects were each given four different treatments in randomized order: placebo, 10 mg/day escitalopram, 30 mg/day escitalopram, or 400 mg/day moxifloxacin (a positive control known to cause QTc ...
[47] [48] The chemical name of nortriptyline is 3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-N-methyl-1-propanamine and its free base form has a chemical formula of C 19 H 21 N 1 with a molecular weight of 263.384 g/mol. [49] The drug is used commercially mostly as the hydrochloride salt; the free base form is used rarely.