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  2. Buspirone - Wikipedia

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    Buspirone, sold under the brand name Buspar among others, is an anxiolytic, a medication primarily used to treat anxiety disorders, particularly generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It is a serotonin 5-HT 1A receptor partial agonist , increasing action at serotonin receptors in the brain. [ 3 ]

  3. Onset of action - Wikipedia

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    Onset of action is the duration of time it takes for a drug's effects to come to prominence upon administration. With oral administration , it typically ranges anywhere from 20 minutes to over an hour, depending on the drug in question.

  4. Pharmacodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Toxicodynamics (TD) and pharmacodynamics (PD) link a therapeutic agent or toxicant, or toxin (xenobiotic)'s dosage to the features, amount, and time course of its biological action. [11] The mechanism of action is a crucial factor in determining effect and toxicity of the drug, taking in consideration the pharmacokinetic (PK) factors. [12]

  5. Azapirone - Wikipedia

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    Buspirone was originally classified as an azaspirodecanedione, shortened to azapirone or azaspirone due to the fact that its chemical structure contained this moiety, and other drugs with similar structures were labeled as such as well. However, despite all being called azapirones, not all of them actually contain the azapirodecanedione ...

  6. List of side effects of buspirone - Wikipedia

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    Cerebrovascular accident (stroke); Myocardial infarction (heart attack); Cardiomyopathy; Congestive heart failure; Bradycardia; Dysphoria; Hallucinations; Feelings of ...

  7. Not Enough Doctors Are Treating Heroin Addiction With A Life ...

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    But in the U.S., doctors cannot treat more than 100 buprenorphine patients at a time. Nearly half of all 3,100 counties in America have no doctors certified to prescribe buprenorphine by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a Huffington Post analysis.

  8. Grapefruit can block the action of this enzyme, which means more of some drugs may enter your bloodstream. In addition to increasing the amount of medication in your body, this may possibly lead ...

  9. Anxiolytic - Wikipedia

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    Benzodiazepines are effective in emergent and short-term treatment of anxiety disorders due to their fast onset but carry the risk of dependence. [4] Buspirone is indicated for GAD, which has much slower onset but with the advantage of less sedating and withdrawal effects.