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  2. Benzodiazepine overdose - Wikipedia

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    An Australian study (2004) of overdose admissions between 1987 and 2002 found alprazolam, which happens to be the most prescribed benzodiazepine in Australia and the United States, to be more toxic than diazepam and the other three benzodiazepines which it was compared to (alprazolam, diazepam, oxazepam, chlordiazepoxide, and clonazepam).

  3. Benzodiazepine - Wikipedia

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    Examples are alprazolam, estazolam, flunitrazepam, clonazepam, lormetazepam, lorazepam, nitrazepam, and temazepam. Long-acting compounds have a half-life of 40–250 hours. They have a risk of accumulation in the elderly and in individuals with severely impaired liver function, but they have a reduced severity of rebound effects and withdrawal .

  4. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use - Wikipedia

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    A publication asked in 1981 if lorazepam is more toxic than diazepam. [68] In a study in 1984, 20 patients having taken long-term benzodiazepines were submitted to brain CT scan examinations. Some scans appeared abnormal.

  5. SSRI Alternatives for Depression & Anxiety - AOL

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    Commonly prescribed benzodiazepines include alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan). ... (Ativan). If you find yourself needing to take a benzodiazepine ...

  6. List of benzodiazepines - Wikipedia

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    The tables below contain a sample list of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine analogs that are commonly prescribed, with their basic pharmacological characteristics, such as half-life and equivalent doses to other benzodiazepines, also listed, along with their trade names and primary uses.

  7. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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    Ativan – a benzodiazepine, used to treat anxiety Asendin ( amoxapine ) – an dibenzoxazepine antidepressant Azstarys ( Serdexmethylphenidate / Dexmethylphenidate ) - a long-acting CNS stimulant used to treat ADHD

  8. Popular anxiety drug clonazepam recalled for labeling error - AOL

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    The recalled product, clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, comes in cartons, "containing 60 tablets packed into 10 blister strips each containing 6 tablets," according to Endo. Popular ...

  9. Alprazolam - Wikipedia

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    Alprazolam, sold under the brand name Xanax among others, is a fast-acting, potent tranquilizer of moderate duration within the triazolobenzodiazepine group of chemicals called benzodiazepines. [15] Alprazolam is most commonly prescribed in the management of anxiety disorders , especially panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). [ 9 ]