June 4, 2009 — Sedatives and hypnotics may increase the risk for suicide in elderly patients, according to the results of a case-control study reported online in the June issue of BMC Geriatrics.

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 ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...

Sedative hypnotics are commonly prescribed for the treatment of insomnia in the elderly, but a new meta-analysis of clinical trials on their use in this population indicates that the risks might ...

The use of sedative-hypnotic drugs in the nation last year exceeded 900 million pills for the first time, National Health Insurance Administration statistics showed. That was an increase from about ...

Patients who take sedatives for anxiety and/or difficulty sleeping after having a heart attack are at risk of another ― including fatal attacks ― within one year, according to study at the American ...

Benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics, and other sedatives have indispensable medical uses; however, they can also stimulate the reward center in the brain. In susceptible individuals, this can lead to ...

Have You Discussed “Driving Retirement” With Your Older Patients? A study in the American Journal of Public Health reports that use of some sedative-hypnotic medications may nearly double the risk of ...

Australians are being urged to check their medicine cupboards for headache medication that contains a banned “hypnotic, sedative” ingredient. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a ...

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 ...

Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions, sedatives ...