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| Brand Name: Xanax, Niravam |
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Generic Name: alprazolam
Indications: anxiety
Drug class: BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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Generic Name: buspirone
Indications: anxiety
Drug class: Anxiolytic |
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Generic Name: clonazepam
Indications: anxiety
Drug class: BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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Generic Name: diazepam
Indications: anxiety
Drug class: BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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Generic Name: eszopiclone
Indications: insomnia
Drug class: Non-BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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Generic Name: hydroxyzine pamoate
Indications: insomnia
Drug class: First Generation Antihistamine |
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Generic Name: lorazepam
Indications: anxiety - PREFERRED in elderly patients!
Drug class: BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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| Brand Name: Oleptro, Desyrel |
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Definition
Generic Name: trazodone
Indications: depression, anxiety
Drug class: anti-depressant |
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| Brand Name: Ambien, Edluar, Intermezzo |
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Definition
Generic Name: zolpidem
Indications: sleep
Drug class: Non-BZD
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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| Benzodiazepines (BZD) drug class adverse effects |
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Definition
Adverse effects: Sedation, drowsiness, memory difficulties, fatigue, muscle weakness
Control Substance Status: C-IV |
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| Benzodiazepines (BZD) drug class clinical pearls/counseling points |
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Definition
| Short term use, potentially addictive, taper off slowly; avoid abrupt discontinuation |
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| Benzodiazepines (BZD) drug class withdrawl symptoms |
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| Agitation, paresthesia, muscle cramps, diarrhea, worsening of mood, anxiety attack, nervousness, restlessness, insomnia, tremors, Seizures and hallucinations (rare) |
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| Anxiolytic drug class adverse effects |
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| Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nervousness, nausea |
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| Anxiolytic drug class clinical pearls/counseling points |
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| Less potential for abuse, slow onset, not for PRN use, preferred in pregnant women over BZD |
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| Anxiolytic & Non-BZD drug class drug interactions |
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| Anxiolytic drug class warnings/cautions |
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| Restlessness syndrome, cognitive/motor impairment, concurrent use with MAO inhibitor |
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| Non-BZD drug class Warnings/cautions |
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Definition
Cause CNS depression, abnormal thinking/behavior changes, sleep-related activities
Caution in drug abuse, elderly, female |
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| Non-BZD drug class clinical pearls/counseling points |
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| Produce more natural sleep, cause few disturbances in sleep stages, decrese the amount of time to fall asleep, avoid abrupt discontinuation, habit-forming, short-term use, take at bedtime |
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| First Generation Antihistamine side effects |
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Definition
| Dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, dry mouth |
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| First Generation Antihistamine clinical pearls/counseling points |
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| Considerably less effective than benzodiazepines, Associated with residual daytime sedation and anticholinergic effects, Some consideration for use in elderly patients and individuals with a history of alcohol or sedative-hypnotic abuse |
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| headache, dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, blurred vision, Rare: priapism |
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| Trazodone drug interactions |
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Definition
| SSRI/SNRI, linezolid, amiodarone |
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| Trazodone warnings/cautions |
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| BBW: suicidal thinking/behavior in children, adolescents, young adults (18-24) |
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| Trazodone clinical pearls |
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Definition
| Use lower does for sedative effects - 25-200 mg QHS |
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| Alcohol withdrawl symptoms |
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Definition
Common symptoms: agitation, anxiety, nervousness, mood swings, shakiness
Severe symptoms: hallucination, confusion, seizure |
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