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Chlordiazepoxide(librium)
Dizepam(Valium)
SE: lethargy, hangover, respiratory depression
Hypotension
CNS depressant, use for anxiety, sedation, etoh withdrawal, seizures, cigarettes increase clearance of drug, etoh increase cns depression
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alprazolam(xanax), clonazepam(Klonopin), lorazepam(ativan),oxazepam(serax)
SE: drowsiness, hypotension, hepatic dysfunction, increase salivation, memory impairment, confusion
CNS depressant, safer for elderly, no etoh, renal/hepatic studies, DO NOT abruptly discontinue, addictive potential
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Midazalam(versed):
Retrograde amnesia, euphoria, hpotension, dysrhymia, cardiac arrest, repiratory depression
- CNS depressant
- preop sedation, conscious sedation for endoscopic procedures and diagnostic tests
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