Side Effects For Bnf Section 4

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Benzodiazepine hypnotics
Common side effects?

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Dependence; increased hostility and aggression (usually indicates intoxication); drowsiness and lightheadedness the next
day; confusion and ataxia (especially in the elderly); amnesia may occur.

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Zopiclone (side effects)

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Taste disturbance

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Zapelon (side effects)

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Amnesia, paraesthesia, drowsiness; dysmenorrhea

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Zolpidem Tartrate (side effects)

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Diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, dizziness, headache, drowsiness, asthenia, amnesia; dependence, memory disturbances, nightmares, nocturnal restlessness, depression, confusion, perceptual disturbances or diplopia, tremor, ataxia, falls, skin reactions, changes in libido; paradoxical effects and sleep-walking also reported

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Antipsychotic side effects
Most troublesome

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EXTRAPYRAMIDIAL SYPTOMS (4 types - most troublesome) Parkinsonian symptoms (including tremor), Dystonia (abnormal face and body movements), Akathisia (restlessness), Tardive dyskinesia (rhythmic, involuntary movements of tongue, face, and jaw). Also - Hypotension and interference with temperature regulation, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (see own flash card).

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Antipsychotic side effect
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (hyperthermia, fluctuating level of consciousness, muscle rigidity, and autonomic dysfunction with pallor, tachycardia, labile blood pressure, sweating, and urinary incontinence) is a rare but potentially fatal side-effect of some drugs. Discontinuation of the antipsychotic is essential because there is no proven effective treatment, but cooling, bromocriptine, and dantrolene have been used. The syndrome, which usually lasts for 5–7 days after drug discontinuation, may be unduly prolonged if depot preparations have been used

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Antipsychotic side effects include...

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...drowsiness; apathy; agitation, excitement and insomnia; convulsions; dizziness; headache; confusion; gastro-intestinal disturbances; nasal congestion; antimuscarinic symptoms (such as dry mouth, constipation, difficulty with micturition, and blurred vision; very rarely, precipitation of angle-closure glaucoma); cardiovascular symptoms (such as hypotension, tachycardia, and arrhythmias); ECG changes
(cases of sudden death have occurred); endocrine effects such as menstrual disturbances, galactorrhoea, gynaecomastia, impotence, and weight gain; blood dyscrasias (such as agranulocytosis and leucopenia), photosensitisation,
contact sensitisation and rashes, and jaundice (including cholestatic); corneal and lens opacities, and purplish pigmentation of the skin, cornea, conjunctiva, and retina.