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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Hypnotics"”.
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The interaction of psychomotor stimulants and sedative hypnotics in the conditioned taste aversion paradigm
Specific pairs of drugs such as cocaine and ethanol and nicotine and ethanol are widely used by humans. A variety of existing studies have reported behavioral and pharmacological interactive effects between these pairs of drugs. The present thesis was designed to further examine the potential …
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Subjective sleep quality in the elderly: relationship to anxiety, depressed mood, sleep beliefs, quality of life, and hypnotic use
… in older adults is associated with the use of hypnotics. This study was aimed at exploring possible differences between self-categorised good sleepers and poor sleepers on a range of variables, and the factors associated with the use of hypnotic medication amongst the elderly. Participants in …
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Effect of Zolpidem, Zaleplon, and Ramelton on cognitive functioning after awakening from napping
Non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics and melatonin receptor agonist hypnotics induce the onset of sleep and are primarily prescribed for the treatment of insomnia. Although, non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic drugs zaleplon (Sonata) and zolpidem (Ambien) are not chemically like benzodiazepines, …
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A Descriptive Study of Farmers and Ranchers Entering South Dakota Nursing Homes
… did not receive any antipsychotics. antianxiety/hypnotics, or antidepressants.
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The crystal and molecular structures of some transition metal-barbiturate complexes
… members of a group of widely used drugs known as hypnotics, many of which are medicinally applied today.
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The Design and Synthesis of Novel Barbiturates of Pharmaceutical Interest
… therapeutic uses as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants. Recent investigations of barbituric acid derivatives have provided scientists with information that barbituric acids may have applications in antibacterial, anti-chlamydial, anti-viral, as well as anti-cancer …
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Use and misuse of sedative drugs and related substances - Findings in the general population and in individuals with opioid dependence
… associations between prescriptions of ‘z-drug’ hypnotics and pregabalin and overdose death. Conclusions: It is important to be aware of the associations with mental health problems and quality of life in individuals with sedative misuse. In individuals with opioid dependence, clinicians also …
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THE SYNTHESIS AND CHELATION OF SOME AZOPYRIMIDINES
… ,use in medicine in such drugs as the barbituric hypnotics, antithyroid agente; the sulphas and vitamins, to mention only a few. More re-cently, attempts to find anti-carcinogenic substances have moved into the field of pyrimidine and purine chemistry be-cause of their importance in cell …
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Implementing a standardized EHR-integrated controlled substance agreement in outpatient psychiatry
… benzodiazepines, stimulants, and sedative-hypnotics. In most psychiatric practices, communication between patients and providers about prescribing expectations and refill policies remained inconsistent and undocumented. This lack of documentation compromised legality and, more importantly, …
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An Analysis of Incidents Concerning Patient Safety on the Medical unit of a Selected Hospital
… who was also confused mentally, or drugged with hypnotics or narcotics.</p> <p>In a study of the nursing care plans of the patients who had potential incidents and who were thought to be accident prone, it was found that these plans showed omissions of instructions for safety in 47,8 percent of …
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An evaluation of the use and efficacy of analgesics in the management of chronic pain in the community.
… other therapies for pain e.g. anticonvulsants, hypnotics and herbal products was significantly higher in RA patients. Documentation of biochemical and haematological parameters in GP records was very limited. Twenty-eight patients had poor outcomes requiring GP referral, but also had …
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Sleep apnoea and cardiac surgery: Screening, prevalence and postoperative outcomes
… review found that opiates/opioids, sedatives and hypnotics have no deleterious effect on the severity of OSA but most of the studies included in the review were of short duration, small size and with indiscernible methodological quality. The results of the Systematic Cochrane Review informed the …
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A record linkage to examine the influence of poor mental health on breast screening uptake
… , antipsychotics (OR 0.63: 0.56 – 0.70), and hypnotics (OR 0.68: 0.63 – 0.72) were associated with significant reductions in the odds of attending screening, the association with antidepressants was of borderline significance (OR 0.90: 0.85 – 0.94).<br/><br/>Inequity in screening access was …