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Publication Bias Inflates Apparent Efficacy of Alprazolam XR

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Publication bias inflates the apparent efficacy of alprazolam extended-release, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Psychological Medicine. Rosa Y. Ahn-Horst,...

Could Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?

THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – Sometimes patients with pancreatic cancer are prescribed the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety, but that may be harming their health. A new study found this...

Study Looks at Links Between Anxiety Disorders, Benzodiazepines, Dementia

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 – Benzodiazepines and anxiety disorders are associated with dementia risk, but for patients with anxiety disorders, no additional risk is seen with benzodiazepine use,...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Drug Safety Communication: Benzodiazepine Drug Class - Boxed Warning Updated to Improve Safe Use

ISSUE: The FDA is requiring the Boxed Warning, FDA’s most prominent warning, be updated by adding other information to the prescribing information for all benzodiazepine medicines. This information w...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Alprazolam Tablets, USP C-IV 0.5 mg, Due to the Potential of Foreign Substance

October 26, 2019 – Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot (see table below) of Alprazolam Tablets, USP C-IV 0.5 mg, to the consumer/user level. This lot is...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Opioid Pain or Cough Medicines Combined With Benzodiazepines: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Requiring New Boxed Warnings About Serious Risks and Death

ISSUE: FDA review has found that the growing combined use of opioid medicines with benzodiazepines or other drugs that depress the central nervous system (CNS) has resulted in serious side effects,...

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