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Benzodiazepines
Term | Definition |
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Benzodiazepine | -Benzos -BZDs -Downers |
Action Pt 2 | -produces anxitolytic -sedative hypnotic -skeletal muscle relaxation -anticonvulsant effects |
Indications | -seizure disorders -anxiety, tension, insomnia -procedural/surgical sedation or amnesia -skeletal muscle spasms or tremors -alcohol withdrawal |
Adverse Reactions | -drowsiness -impaired motor function -urinary changes -visual disturbances -short term memory loss -confusion -bradycardia -respiratory depression/arrest |
Contraindications | -hypersensitivity -pts with suicidal tendencies/drug abuse -abrupt discontinuation -chronic pulmonary insufficiency/sleep apnea -pregnancy |
Action | -act selectively on the polysynaptic neuronal pathways throughout the CNS. -enhance or facilitate the actions of GABA (an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS) |
Antidote for Benzos | Romazicon (flumazenil) (benzodiazepine antagonist) 0.2 mg IV over 15 sec |
Suffixes | -zepam, -zolam |
Examples | clonazepam; diazepam; flurazepam; lorazepam; temazepam, alprazolam, estazolam, midazolam, triazolam chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, midazolam hydrochloride |