Antianxiety And Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

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Drugs most commonly used to treat anxiety and insomnia?

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Benzodiazepines

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Contraindications for benzodiazepines?

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severe respiratory disorders, severe liver or kidney disease, hypersensitivity reactions and a history of alcohol or drug abuse

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Major clinical uses of benzodiazepines are?

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As antianxiety, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant agents, also for preop sedation, and given with antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and shot term rx for insomnia

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This drug is the prototype, has more approved uses than other benzodiazepines?

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diazepam (Valiun)

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This benzodiazepine is used for anxiety, seizure disorders, acute alcohol w/drawal, muscle spasms and preop sedation and is given PO, parental and IV which must be pushed slow @ 5m(1ml)per minute?

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diazepam (Valium)

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This benzodiapine is given for anxiety & acute alcohol w/drawal?

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chlordiazepoxide (Librium)

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This benzodiapine is given for seizure and panic disorders?

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clonazepam (Klonopin)

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This benzodiapine is given for anxiety and seizure disorders?

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clorazepate (Tranxene)

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These benzodiapines are given for insomnia?

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estazolam(ProSom)
flurazepam(Dalmane),
quazepam(Doral),
temazepa(Restoril),
triazolam(Halcoin)

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This benzodiapine is given for anxiety and preop sedation and when given by Iv not to be pushed more than 2mg/min

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lorazepam(Ativan)

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Antidote for benzodiazepines?

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flumazenil (Romazicon)

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Drugs that are nonbenzodiazepines that are used as antianxiety agents?

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buspirone (BuSpar)
clomipramine (Anafranil)
hydroxyine (Vistaril)

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Drugs that are nonbenzodiazepines that are used as sedative-hypnotics?

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chloral hydrate (Noctec)
dexmedetomidine (Precedex)
zaleplon (Sonata)
zolpidem (Ambien)
hydroxyine (Vistatil)

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Nonbenzodiazepines whose only clinical use is short term rx of anxiety, it does not cause sedation, dependence, increase CNS depressant effects of alcohol and is not a controlled substance?

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BuSpar

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This nonbenzodiazepine is the oldest sedative-hypnotic , its an antihistamine w/ antiemetic (vomiting) properties used for preop sedation, anxiety, motion sickness, pruritis (itching)?

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hydroxyzine (Vistaril)

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This oral nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic is approved for short-term rx of insomnia, it has a rapid onset?

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zaleplon(Sonata)

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This hypnotic drug is a schedule IV drug also approved for short-term rx of insomnia?

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zolpidem (Ambien)

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Toxic effects of benzodiazepines?

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excessive sweating, respiratory depression and coma

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These drugs have a slower onset of action an are not recommended for acute symptoms of anxiety?

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lorazepam
oxazepam
prazepam

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These drugs are used when a rapid onset of drug action is desired?

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alprazolam
clorazepate
diazepam

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This drug hass been used extensively in children in all age groups older than 6 months?

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diazepam

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What is the drug of first choice in criticalli ill pts?

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lorazepam (Ativan)