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Psychiatric Drugs 5
Generic | Brand | Category | Indication | Side effects |
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buspirone (PO) | Buspar | Antianxiety agent | Anxiety | dizziness, drowsiness, nausea |
alprazolam (PO) | Xanax | Benzodiazepine | Anxiety | daytime sedation, performance impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, withdrawal US BW: risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death with opioids; abuse, misuse, and addiction; dependence and withdrawal reactions |
clonazepam (PO) | Klonopin | Benzodiazepine | Anxiety, seizure disorders | daytime sedation, performance impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, withdrawal US BW: risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death with opioids; abuse, misuse, and addiction; dependence and withdrawal reactions |
diazepam (PO, IV) | Valium | Benzodiazepine | Anxiety, seizure disorders, acute alcohol withdrawal | daytime sedation, performance impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, withdrawal US BW: risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death with opioids; abuse, misuse, and addiction; dependence and withdrawal reactions |
lorazepam (PO, IV) | Ativan | Benzodiazepine | Anxiety, seizure disorders, acute alcohol withdrawal | day sedatn, impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, w/drawal BW: profound sedatn, respiratory depressn,coma death w/ opioid; abuse,misuse, addictn; depndnce w/drawal rxn ON IV: contain propylene glycol, assoc. w/ toxicity if used ≥ 48 hrs |
midazolam (IV, IM) | Versed | Benzodiazepine | Anesthesia, sedation | daytime sedation, performance impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, withdrawal US BW: risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death with opioids; abuse, misuse, and addiction; dependence and withdrawal reactions |
temazepam (PO) | Restoril | Benzodiazepine | Anxiety, insomnia | daytime sedation, performance impairment, tolerance, dependence, anterograde amnesia, withdrawal US BW: risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death with opioids; abuse, misuse, and addiction; dependence and withdrawal reactions |
eszopiclone (PO) | Lunesta | Hypnotic | Insomnia | lower ability to fxn nxt morning, somnolence, headache, dizziness, xerostomia, dysgeusia BW: serious injuries, like death ocured due to complex sleep behaviors (sleepwalking, sleep driving) CI in pts w/ history of complex sleep behaviors |
zolpidem (PO) | PO: Ambien, Ambien CR SL: Intermezzo | Hypnotic | Insomnia | lower ability to function the next morning, somnolence, headache, dizziness, xerostomia, anterograde amnesia BW: serious injuries like death due to complex sleep behaviors (sleepwalking, sleep driving) CI in pts w/ complex sleep behaviors |
propofol (IV) | Diprivan | Sedative, anticonvulsant | Sedation for mechanical ventilation, procedural anesthesia, status epilepticus | hypotension, hypertriglyceridemia, propofol-related infusion syndrome (rare) |
dexmedetomidine (IV) | Precedex | Alpha2 agonist, sedative | Sedation for mechanical ventilation or procedures | bradycardia, hypotension |