Effects of flumazenil in the treatment of benzodiazepine withdrawal - A double-blind pilot study

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-160

  Saxon, L ^a   Hjemdahl, P ^b   Hiltunen, A J ^a   Borg, S ^a  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Flumazenil; Humans; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030898144     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050278     Document Type: Article

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