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clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE)


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Sleeping Pills and Tranquilizers
Older adults have a much more difficult time eliminating benzodiazepines and similar drugs from their bloodstreams and these drugs can thus accumulate in their bodies. Also, older adults are more sensitive to the effects of many of these drugs than are younger adults. For older adults the risk of serious adverse drug effects is significantly increased. Serious adverse effects may include: unsteady gait, dizziness, falling (causing an increased risk of hip fractures), increased risk of an auto accident, drug-induced or drug-worsened impairment of thinking, memory loss, and addiction.

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chlordiazepoxide (LIBRAX, LIBRIUM); clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE); diazepam (DIASTAT, DIASTAT ACUDIAL, DIAZEPAM INTENSOL, VALIUM, VALTOCO); estazolam (); flurazepam (); halazepam (); lorazepam (ATIVAN, LORAZEPAM INTENSOL, LOREEV XR); oxazepam (); prazepam (); quazepam (DORAL); temazepam (RESTORIL); triazolam (HALCION); alprazolam (XANAX, XANAX XR)
  • We list these drugs as Do Not Use drugs because they are sedating, addictive, cause hip fractures and a safer related drug is available.

WORST PILLS, BEST PILLS NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

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FDA Belatedly Requires Abuse-Related Black-Box Warnings for Benzodiazepines
May 2021
In September 2020, the FDA announced that it would require the manufacturers of all benzodiazepines to update the black-box warning (the strongest warning that the agency can require) for these drugs to describe risks of abuse, addiction and other related adverse reactions. Such action was long overdue.
Patient-Initiated Deprescribing of Benzodiazepines
December 2018
Learn how patients can initiate a discussion with their doctors to begin the process of weaning off benzodiazepines, a class of highly overprescribed sedative hypnotic drugs primarily used to treat anxiety and insomnia.
Opioids and Benzodiazepines: A Deadly Combination
September 2016
Readers of Worst Pills, Best Pills News are aware that all benzodiazepine tranquilizers and sleeping pills, except for alprazolam (XANAX) and clonazepam (KLONOPIN), are now considered Do Not Use drugs. In this article, we explain why combining these drugs with opioid painkillers could kill you.
New Study Shows Increased Risk Of Death With Sleeping Pills And Tranquilizers
July 2014
For many years, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group has recommended against using tranquilizers and sleeping pills to treat insomnia and anxiety. This article presents new evidence linking use of these drugs to an increased risk of premature death.
All Sleeping Pills Are Still Risky, But Safer Alternatives Exist
December 2013
We oppose the use of all sleeping pills, based on experts’ findings that “nonpharmacological treatments not only cause fewer side effects, but … can sustain long-term improvements more successfully than pharmacological treatments.” Read this article to learn about some suggested nondrug approaches.
Benzodiazepines May Increase Dementia Risk
January 2013
Find out the names of 11 different drugs in this popular family of tranquillizers and sleeping pills that can increase the risk of dementia 30 to 40 percent in older adults.
Drug-induced Cognitive Impairment: Part 2: Delirium and Dementia
April 2009
This second article about drug-induced dementia or delirium lists and discusses an additional 79 drugs that can cause these reversible kinds of mental deterioration. The two articles collectively review 136 drugs that can cause these serious side effects, especially in older people.

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