Prescribing the deprescription: a review for a virtuous circle

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v99i4p384-388

Keywords:

Prescription drugs, Deprescriptions, Benzodiazepines

Abstract

Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are generally used without anxiety treatment, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, delirium and seizures due to their anxiolytic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant activity. These drugs have not been consumed for almost two weeks, but have been recently found to be sick with up to 10 years use. In order to know the possibilities of presentation of the BZDs, a review based on the NCBI /PubMed (National Center for Biotechnology Information) and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Lirary Online) databases was carried out. The results of the analysis are the most heterogeneous regarding the BZDs splice notification and the best description to allow replication in clinical practice and research.

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Author Biographies

  • Bruno Hosken Pombo, Universidade Vila Velha

    Mestre em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Docente do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Vila Velha.

  • Roberta Bitencourt, Universidade Vila Velha

    Mestre em Biotecnologia, Docente do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Vila Velha.

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Published

2020-08-28

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Artigos de Revisão/Review Articles

How to Cite

Rossi, S. V., Andreatta, T., Simões, V. P., Faria, J. S. S., Pombo, B. H., & Bitencourt, R. (2020). Prescribing the deprescription: a review for a virtuous circle. Revista De Medicina, 99(4), 384-388. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v99i4p384-388