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Core Topics => Drugs => GABAergics => Topic started by: Chip on May 02, 2019, 12:11:09 PM

Title: Flumazenil - A CONTROVERSIAL Broad Spectrum Benzodiazepine Antagonist
Post by: Chip on May 02, 2019, 12:11:09 PM

Flumazenil^Wiki

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumazenil

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Benzodiazepine overdose describes the ingestion of one of the drugs in the benzodiazepine class in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. The most common symptoms of overdose include central nervous system (CNS) depression, impaired balance, ataxia, and slurred speech. Severe symptoms include coma and respiratory depression. Supportive care is the mainstay of treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. There is an antidote, flumazenil, but its use is controversial ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumazenil