Benzodiazepines

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Reactions 470 - 25 Sep 1993 Benzodiazepines Psychiatric disorders: incidence study A recent Canadian survey investigated the frequency of psychiatric adverse reactions associated with triazolam compared with that of other benzodiazepines. The age adjusted rates (per 100 000) of hospital admissions for psychiatric reasons within 2 weeks of receiving a new prescription for a benzodiazepine were: triazolam 71.1, flurazepam 67.7, oxazepam 63.8, lorazepam 50.5, diazepam 29.7, and random population sample 2.57. Ineke Neutel C. Incidence of hospitalization for psychiatric diagnoses after a new prescription for triazolam or other benzodiazepines. Post Marketing Surveillance 7 (Spec. issue): 238-239, Aug 1993 - Canada 800221181 1 Reactions 25 Sep 1993 No. 470 0114-9954/10/0470-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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Reactions 470 - 25 Sep 1993

Benzodiazepines

Psychiatric disorders: incidence studyA recent Canadian survey investigated the frequency of

psychiatric adverse reactions associated with triazolamcompared with that of other benzodiazepines. The ageadjusted rates (per 100 000) of hospital admissions forpsychiatric reasons within 2 weeks of receiving a newprescription for a benzodiazepine were: triazolam 71.1,flurazepam 67.7, oxazepam 63.8, lorazepam 50.5, diazepam29.7, and random population sample 2.57.Ineke Neutel C. Incidence of hospitalization for psychiatric diagnoses after a newprescription for triazolam or other benzodiazepines. Post Marketing Surveillance 7(Spec. issue): 238-239, Aug 1993 - Canada 800221181

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Reactions 25 Sep 1993 No. 4700114-9954/10/0470-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved