A proof-of-concept clinical trial of a non-benzodiazepine drug, a version of a naturally occurring neuroactive steroid, has shown that it’s as effective as alprazolam, better known as Xanax, at ...

GABA A (γ-aminobutyric acid, type A) receptors are a family of ligand gated channels that regulate central nervous system function. GABA A receptor subtypes are formed by co-assembly from 19 different ...

A Georgetown University pharmacology and physiology professor gave an overview of “The World of GABA” in the annual Stephen and Mary Krop Lectureship in Pharmacology April 12. Tom Krop said the ...

People with an anxiety disorder are not prescribed benzodiazepines or antipsychotics unless specifically indicated. NICE guidance provides recommendations on pharmacological therapies for anxiety ...

Benzodiazepines are some of the more commonly prescribed medications in the world. Lorazepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax) are examples of medications classified as ...

Lorazepam 2mg/mL, 4mg/mL; soln for IV inj after dilution or IM inj; contains polyethylene glycol 400 in propylene glycol, benzyl alcohol. Lorazepam interacts with the γ-aminobutyric acid ...

Anxiety disorders represent a range of conditions that include generalized anxiety, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive–compulsive syndrome and social phobias. Some forms of ...

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of pregabalin as a tapering therapy on the subjective sleep quality of patients who underwent a benzodiazepine withdrawal program in routine medical practice.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Imagine a world where sleep is an option,” Catherine Coveney of Sussex University invites her audience at the ...