A study of the effects of long-term use on individual sensitivity to temazepam and lorazepam in a clinical population

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Van Steveninck, Alfred L ^a   Wallnöfer, Andreas E ^a   Schoemaker, Rik C ^a   Pleters, Monique S M ^a   Danhof, Meindert ^b   Van Gerven, Joop M A ^a   Cohen, Adam F ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Benzodiazepines; Concentration effect relationships; Patients; Psychomotor effects; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0030966266     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1997.t01-1-00580.x     Document Type: Article

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