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... BZDs exert their pharmacological effects by stereospecific binding to a BZD receptor , which is widely distributed ... BZDs function syn- ergistically with GABA to increase the movement of chloride ions through the neural cell membrane ...
... BZDs exert their pharmacological effects by stereospecific binding to a BZD receptor , which is widely distributed ... BZDs function syn- ergistically with GABA to increase the movement of chloride ions through the neural cell membrane ...
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... BZDs are given , the rate of accumulation of drug and active metabolites to a steady state depends primarily on the metabolic half - life of the drug . It is useful to divide the BZDs into those with long versus those with short ...
... BZDs are given , the rate of accumulation of drug and active metabolites to a steady state depends primarily on the metabolic half - life of the drug . It is useful to divide the BZDs into those with long versus those with short ...
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... BZDs should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation . Sedation and confusion with BZDS may be more pronounced in the elderly and in patients with organic brain disease . Thus treatment must be monitored more carefully in these ...
... BZDs should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation . Sedation and confusion with BZDS may be more pronounced in the elderly and in patients with organic brain disease . Thus treatment must be monitored more carefully in these ...
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Theories of Anxiety | 15 |
Anxiety Syndromes and Disorders | 43 |
An Overview of Symptom | 69 |
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