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			<title>Is a Better Sleeping Pill on the Way?</title>
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WEDNESDAY, April 3 -- A new class of sleep medications appears to help people fall asleep without causing grogginess the next day, researchers say.
These new medications -- known as dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORA) -- target a more specific region of the brain than popular sleep drugs such as Ambien and Lunesta, promoting sleep without affecting learning and memory (also called &#34;cognition&#34;), according to the new research.
&#34;We&#039;ve shown that these compounds improve sleep at doses that don&#039;t impact cognition,&#34; said Jason Uslaner, lead author of a study published in the April 3 issue of Science Translational Medicine. Uslaner is director of In Vivo Pharmacology at Merck &#38; Co., which funded the study.
Merck already has one such drug, suvorexant, under...
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sedatives May Raise Pneumonia Risk</title>
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 -- People taking the widely prescribed sedatives known as benzodiazepines may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing pneumonia, British researchers report.
Moreover, they may also face an increased risk of dying from the disease, the investigators added. Benzodiazepines such as Halcyon, Librium, Valium and Xanax are commonly prescribed for anxiety, epilepsy, muscle spasm and insomnia.
&#34;Our study calls into question the safety of benzodiazepine drugs in the context of infection,&#34; said study author Dr. Robert Sanders, a senior clinical research associate at the Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.
&#34;While further study is required, this initial analysis suggests that...
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Psych, Sleep Meds May Affect Driving</title>
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 -- People who take medication for anxiety, depression or insomnia may be at greater risk of having a car accident than drivers not taking psychotropic drugs, according to a new study.
Noting that these drugs alter brain functioning and could impair driving ability, researchers from Taiwan said doctors should think about advising patients not to drive while taking these medications.
&#34;Our findings underscore that people taking these psychotropic drugs should pay increased attention to their driving performance in order to prevent motor vehicle accidents,&#34; said the study&#039;s lead researcher, Hui-Ju Tsai, who is based at the National Health Research Institutes in Zhunan.
In conducting the study, the researchers compared drug use in nearly 5,200 people...
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Another Drug &#039;Take-Back Day&#039; Scheduled for Saturday</title>
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THURSDAY, April 26 -- The fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says.
The event gives Americans an opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs.
At the third Take-Back Day last October, participants turned in more than 377,000 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications at more than 5,300 sites located in all 50 states.
In total, the three Take-Back Days have taken in nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs during the past 13 months.
&#34;The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three Take-Back Day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired...
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sleeping Pills Linked to Raised Risk of Death, Cancer: Study</title>
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MONDAY, Feb. 27 -- Prescription sleeping pills may help you get some much needed rest at night, but using them routinely might also make it more likely that you will die or develop certain types of cancer, research suggests.
A new study suggests that those who take these medications are four times more likely to die than people who don&#039;t take them. What&#039;s more, the research shows that sleeping pills is also associated with a raised risk for certain cancers. The findings appear online Feb. 27 in the journal BMJ Open.
Sleeping pills linked to these risks included benzodiazepines such as temazepam; non-benzodiazepines such as Ambien (zolpidem), Lunesta (eszopiclone) and Sonata (zaleplon); barbiturates; and sedative antihistamines.
The new study only shows an association between...
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>&#039;Autoinjector&#039; Offers Safe, Speedy Care for Life-Threatening Seizures: Study</title>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 -- Using an autoinjector device to deliver anti-seizure drugs into muscle is a fast, safe and effective way to treat status epilepticus, a prolonged type of seizure that lasts longer than five minutes, researchers report.
&#34;This is a very important study for persons with epilepsy,&#34; said one outside expert, Dr. Jacqueline French, first vice president of the American Epilepsy Society. &#34;Prolonged seizures and status epilepticus can lead to brain damage, prolonged hospitalization, and other serious harm. The earlier treatment is initiated, the greater the likelihood that the seizure activity can be aborted quickly, and harm can be avoided,&#34; she said.
French, who is also professor of neurology at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at New York University...
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Accidental Medication Poisonings in Kids on the Rise</title>
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FRIDAY, Sept. 16 -- Despite ongoing prevention efforts, a growing number of young children are being accidentally poisoned with medications, according to new research.
The study, which was based on data reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers between 2001 and 2008, found that medication poisoning among children aged 5 and under increased by 22 percent, although the number of children in the United States in this age group rose by only 8 percent during the study period.
&#34;The problem of pediatric poisoning in the U.S. is getting worse, not better,&#34; Dr. Randall Bond, of Cincinnati Children&#039;s Hospital Medical Center, said in a hospital news release.
In conducting the study, which is scheduled for publication in the Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Excessive Heat Can Harm Medications, Expert Says</title>
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SATURDAY, Aug. 20 -- Medications can be harmed by high temperatures, say pharmacists.
Although just a handful of drugs have been tested at temperatures above 86F, all medications could be altered by extreme heat, they warn.
According to Dr. Amy Peak, clinical pharmacist and director of Drug Information Services at Butler University, several medications have been tested at high temperatures. She outlined some of the changes the researchers found:

Albuterol inhalers: The container could burst at temperatures above 120F. Moreover, when stored at high temperatures, there may be a decrease in the amount of medication inhaled.
Concentrated epinephrine: Cyclical heating could reduce 64 percent of the medication&#039;s potency.
Diazepam: Concentration of this drug dropped 25 percent when...
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Treatment for Abuse of Anti-Anxiety Drugs Tripled Over 10 Years</title>
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THURSDAY, June 9 -- Admissions for treatment of benzodiazepine abuse nearly tripled in the United States between 1998 and 2008, while overall admissions for substance abuse rose only 11 percent, according to a government study released Thursday.
Benzodiazepines -- a class of drugs prescribed to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizure disorders -- include Valium, Halcion, Xanax, Ativan and Librium. Abuse of benzodiazepines, which were introduced in the 1950s to replace barbiturates, can lead to addiction, injury and death.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) study found that admissions for treatment of benzodiazepine abuse among patients 12 and older rose from 22,400 in 1998 to 60,200 a decade later. Benzodiazepine-related admissions accounted for 3.2...
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Prescription Drug Abuse Sending More to Hospitals</title>
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TUESDAY, April 6 -- Hospitalizations caused by accidental and intentional abuse of prescription sedatives, tranquilizers and other painkilling drugs has risen dramatically over the last decade, new research reveals.
Hospital stays from an unintentional overdose of opioids (such as Vicodin and Percocet) and sedatives (such as Valium and Ativan) jumped 37 percent between 1999 and 2006, the study found. Intentional overdoses of these drugs skyrocketed by 130 percent in that time.
&#34;We&#039;re seeing a tremendous increase in serious overdoses associated with the use of prescription drugs,&#34; said the study&#039;s lead author, Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, director of the Injury Control Research Center at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and a professor of emergency and community...
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Psychotropic Medications Associated With Risk of Falls in Older Adults</title>
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CHICAGO, Nov. 23, 2009 - Older adults who take several types
of psychotropic medications&#8212;such as antidepressants or
sedatives&#8212;appear more likely to experience falls, according
to an analysis of previous studies reported in the November 23
issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the
JAMA/Archives journals.
More than 30 percent of individuals older than 65 will fall at
least once a year, and falls and their complications are the
fifth-leading cause of death in the developed world, according to
background information in the article. Each year, 85 percent of all
injury-related hospital admissions and more than 40 percent of
nursing home admissions are related to falls, and the annual costs
related to falls and their complications are estimated to be in...
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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[Posted 02/16/2007] FDA informed consumers and healthcare professionals regarding the possible dangers of buying prescription medications online. Individuals who ordered Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro, and Ativan over the internet received a product that contained haloperidol, a powerful anti-psychotic drug. Several consumers experienced difficulty in breathing, muscle spasms and muscle stiffness after ingesting the suspect product and had to seek emergency medical treatment. Haloperiodol can cause muscle stiffness, spasms, agitation and sedation. Taking medication that contains an active ingredient other than what is prescribed by qualified healthcare professionals is generally unsafe. FDA urges consumers to review the FDA website for additional information prior to making purchases of...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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