A case of etizolam dependence

Etizolam is a thienodiazepine anxiolytic which is said to have lower dependence potential than other benzodiazepines. We report a case of etizolam dependence in a young male with social anxiety disorder and moderate depression. This case report highlights the fact that the same caution be exercised...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Sumit, Garg, Bhavuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Drug Watch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25538342
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.144943
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spelling pubmed-42640862014-12-23 A case of etizolam dependence Gupta, Sumit Garg, Bhavuk Indian J Pharmacol Drug Watch Etizolam is a thienodiazepine anxiolytic which is said to have lower dependence potential than other benzodiazepines. We report a case of etizolam dependence in a young male with social anxiety disorder and moderate depression. This case report highlights the fact that the same caution be exercised while prescribing etizolam with respect to its potential to cause dependence as with any other benzodiazepine. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4264086/ /pubmed/25538342 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.144943 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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