Intravenous flumazenil infusion to treat benzodiazepine dependence should be performed in the inpatient clinical setting for high risk of seizure

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 848-849

  Lugoboni, F ^a   Faccini, M ^a   Quaglio, G L ^a   Albiero, A ^a   Casari, R ^a   Pajusco, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTALBITAL; CLONAZEPAM; DIAMORPHINE; FLUMAZENIL; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; ZOLPIDEM;

DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BENZODIAZEPINE DEPENDENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; INSOMNIA; OUTPATIENT;

BENZODIAZEPINES; FLUMAZENIL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79960505412     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110393050     Document Type: Letter

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