Overall, 12 670 participants were randomly assigned to placebo and 35 280 to one of the following medications: benzodiazepines (short half-life: alprazolam, brotizolam, midazolam, and triazolam; intermediate half-life: estazolam, loprazolam, lorazepam, lormetazepam, and temazepam; long half-...
Rare(less than 0.1%): Abnormal gait, dementia, depressed level of consciousness, gait disturbance, hypokinesia, hypotonia, neuralgia, neuritis, neuropathy, paresis, parosmia, restless legs, sciatica Frequency not reported: Central nervous system (CNS)-depressant effects, impaired concentration, next...
However, residents with and without dementia had a similar sedative load. Clinicians should be aware of the extent to which all individual drugs, not only those prescribed for intentional sedation, contribute to a resident's sedative load. The very high rates of sedative and psychotropic use ...
Rare (less than 0.1%): Abnormal gait, dementia, depressed level of consciousness, gait disturbance, hypokinesia, hypotonia, neuralgia, neuritis, neuropathy, paresis, parosmia, restless legs, sciatica Frequency not reported: Central nervous system (CNS)-depressant effects, impaired concentration, next...
Methods: LTC facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were identified for 60 days of retrospective medical chart review. Patients with documented dementia and behavioral disturbances were screened to identify the use of divalproex sodium or lorazepam. Diagnoses of dementia with agitation or dementia ...
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