Sedative
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LA police ask judge to keep Jackson records sealed...of Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, where authorities say Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, bought the powerful sedative propofol. Affidavits already made public show Murray told investigators he gave Jackson... In this article: Michael Jackson, Propofol, Sedative, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Stephens Media LLC, and Los Angeles Times |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
The depressed are more apt to get opioids for pain
...more likely to be prescribed longer-acting drugs, and more likely to also have been taking sedative-hypnotics (sleeping pills and tranquilizers like Valium and Ativan). Combining sedative-hypnotics with opioids, especially if they are used...
In this article: Opioid, Depression, Back pain, Chronic pain, Codeine, Cancer, Arthritis, Morphine, and Ativan
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Janet Jackson blames doctor for Michael's death
...death. Since June, Los Angeles County coroner officials have said the powerful anesthetic propofol, which is used in surgery, and the sedative lorazepam, were the primary drugs responsible for Jackson's death. Police have referred the...
In this article: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Robin Roberts, Surgery, Propofol, Lorazepam, and Thriller
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Doctor in Jackson case avoids jail in support case
...primarily by propofol and another sedative. Murray told investigators he administered propofol as a sleep aid, along with multiple sedatives, in the hours before Jackson died. Murray has not been charged with a crime but is the focus of...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Propofol, Las Vegas, Janet Jackson, and California
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Guardian | 5 days ago
Letters: The shameful use of sedatives to keep elderly patients quiet
The shameful use of sedatives to keep elderly patients quiet As a nurse with 20 years' experience, I am all too familiar with the use of sedatives to reduce the time and effort required for the care of elderly patients (Anti-psychotic...
In this article: Dementia, Antipsychotic, and Australia
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Sunday Mirror | November 12, 2009
1,800 OAPS KILLED BY DEMENTIA SEDATIVES
Campaigners yesterday welcomed the findings of the Government review and said the scandal of overprescribing the anti-psychotic sedatives had to end. Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, said: "These drugs should only...
In this article: Dementia and Alzheimer's Research Trust
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Times Online | November 12, 2009
Wrongly prescribed dementia sedatives kill 1,500
In this article: Dementia, Antipsychotic, Anxiety, Best interests, King's College London, Alzheimer's Society, and Alzheimer's disease
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Stuff | November 03, 2009
Sedative may have affected Worrell, jury told
...leading up to the incident. He said that Worrell may have been drowsy from the diazepam he had taken, which he said worked as a sedative. This combined with alcohol and the fact that Worrell was a diabetic, were contributing factors, Dr...
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A sedative, or, more specifically, a sedative-hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in calmness, relaxation, sleepiness, slowed breathing, reduction of anxiety, and possibly - at higher doses - slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Doses of sedative-hypnotics when used as a hypnotic to induce sleep tend to be higher than those used to relieve anxiety. Sedative-hypnotics may be referred to as tranquilizers, depressants, anxiolytics, soporifics, and sleeping pills. Sedative-hypnotics can be abused to produce an overly-calming effect (alcohol being the classic and most common sedating drug). At high doses or when they are abused, many of these drugs can cause unconsciousness (see hypnotic) and even death.
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