Risks and benefits of zolpidem use in Taiwan: a narrative review

Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug commonly used for the treatment of insomnia. However, to date, extensive evidence has shown that zolpidem use is a factor associated with certain clinical conditions, not that it treats these conditions. The aim of this review is to summarize current pu...

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Autor principal: Laia, Shih-Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: China Medical University 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27154196
http://dx.doi.org/10.7603/s40681-016-0008-2
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description Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug commonly used for the treatment of insomnia. However, to date, extensive evidence has shown that zolpidem use is a factor associated with certain clinical conditions, not that it treats these conditions. The aim of this review is to summarize current published articles on the risks and benefits of zolpidem use.
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spelling pubmed-48593162016-05-19 Risks and benefits of zolpidem use in Taiwan: a narrative review Laia, Shih-Wei Biomedicine (Taipei) Original Article Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug commonly used for the treatment of insomnia. However, to date, extensive evidence has shown that zolpidem use is a factor associated with certain clinical conditions, not that it treats these conditions. The aim of this review is to summarize current published articles on the risks and benefits of zolpidem use. China Medical University 2016-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4859316/ /pubmed/27154196 http://dx.doi.org/10.7603/s40681-016-0008-2 Text en © China Medical University 2016 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access This article is distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided original author(s) and source are credited.
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Risks and benefits of zolpidem use in Taiwan: a narrative review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859316/
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