Sedative-, hypnotic-, or anxiolytic- (SHA-) related disorders include SHA intoxication, SHA withdrawal, and SHA-use disorder. These disorders result from abuse of a class of medications known as ...

The use of sedative-hypnotics during breast cancer chemotherapy puts women at risk of becoming dependent on them, say researchers reporting a review of almost 46,000 patients. The drugs, which include ...

Researchers conduct the first meta-analysis comparing hypnotics in OSA patients, finding most are safe but flagging temazepam ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers.

In a study led by Dr Francisco Lai Tsz-tsun, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy and the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, ...

Older adults in Canada are being overprescribed benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotic drugs with brand names such as Ativan, Valium and Xanax, according to University of Alberta experts. "These ...

Half of Americans Report Recent Rx Use, Says CDC Administration of a non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic (NBSH) does not increase the likelihood of having a low arousal phenotype for obstructive ...

THE questions of when to use, which to use and what may be accomplished from sedative-hypnotic drugs are, at times, very perplexing. The recent introduction into therapy of several new groups of these ...

Alabama liberal in death sentences State's death penalty statute, other factors contribute to large number of inmates sentenced to execution. The gurney in newly completed lethal injection chamber is ...

For older people, the risks outweigh the benefits of taking sleeping pills and other sedatives, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Insomnia can often affect the quality of life for older people and ...