Drug Safety of Benzodiazepines in Asian Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Drug Safety of Benzodiazepines in Asian Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Purpose: Many comorbidities, including depression, anxiety, and insomnia, occur in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These patients may be prescribed benzodiazepines (BZDs). However, there are some concerns that benzodiazepines increase the risk of drug overdose, hypercapni...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hsiang Liao, Liang-Yu Chen, Kuang-Ming Liao, Chung-Yu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
benzodiazepines
chronic obstrucive pulmonary disease
safety
national health insurance research database
acute exacerbation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.592910/full

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