Amnesia possibly associated with zolpidem administration

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 687-689

  Canaday, Bruce R ^a,b  

^a Coastal AHEC ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZOLPIDEM; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECALL; SEDATION; SLEEP PATTERN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0029797245     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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