May 2023 in “Frontiers in chemistry” This study found that hair from the vertex posterior is a reliable sampling region for detecting zolpidem intake, showing consistent drug concentration and peak position compared to other scalp regions.
16 citations
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March 2006 in “The American journal of psychiatry” This report describes five cases where sudden akathisia occurred in female patients with bipolar disorder after a ziprasidone dose reduction, emphasizing potential unexpected side effects of second-generation antipsychotics.
7 citations
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October 1997 in “Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry” This report describes two young women with partial seizures who developed alopecia after starting carbamazepine, suggesting a potential link between the drug and hair loss.
9 citations
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March 1989 in “The BMJ” Adding diltiazem to a beta blocker can cause dangerously slow heart rates.
October 2015 in “Elsevier eBooks” Pramipexole can cause side effects like dizziness, sleepiness, hallucinations, and low blood pressure, and it's important to educate patients and keep doses low.
January 1982 in “Clin-Alert” Some medications caused temporary health issues that improved after stopping the drugs, but two patients died from liver problems linked to carbamazepine.
May 2011 in “Psychiatric News” This article provides regulatory updates, legal briefs, and industry news, reporting no new clinical findings.
19 citations
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January 2012 in “Frontiers in Neural Circuits” This study found that neurosteroids and benzodiazepines decrease network excitability in neuronal cultures, with specific long-term depressive effects on inhibitory neurons.
16 citations
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February 2009 in “Clinical neurology and neurosurgery” In this study, patients with epilepsy who switched from immediate-release to extended-release divalproex sodium did not experience significant changes in seizure frequency, but most preferred the new formulation due to a subjective decrease in tremor during daily activities.
35 citations
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August 2004 in “Epilepsy & behavior” In this study, divalproex sodium extended-release was found to be more tolerable and preferred by patients compared to the delayed-release formulation, with improved seizure control and psychiatric symptom relief.
August 2008 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” RY-023, a specific drug, can improve early stage memory learning without affecting general activity in rats, but it's less effective for later learning stages and doesn't impact memory recall.
2 citations
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January 1984 in “Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry” This study found that benzodiazepine therapy in women with idiopathic hirsutism significantly increased sex hormone binding globulin and decreased dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, but did not significantly affect hair growth.
9 citations
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October 2012 in “Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni-Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology” This case report describes hair loss associated with olanzapine use, which resolved after discontinuation of the drug, highlighting potential reversible alopecia with atypical antipsychotics.
38 citations
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November 2005 in “Epilepsia” This study discusses levetiracetam's role as an alternative treatment for idiopathic generalized epilepsies, highlighting its potential effectiveness, especially for patients unsuitable for valproate.
52 citations
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July 1998 in “Urology” This study found that liarozole is more effective than cyproterone acetate for improving PSA response and survival in metastatic prostate cancer after first-line endocrine therapy, while maintaining quality of life.
59 citations
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October 1976 in “Acta Neurologica Scandinavica” This study found that sodium valproate significantly reduced seizure frequency by over 50% in about 70% of patients with generalized seizures but was less effective for partial seizures.
2 citations
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November 2011 in “Current psychiatry” 294 citations
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February 1994 in “PubMed” This review highlights valproic acid's efficacy and tolerability as a first-line treatment for various seizure types in both adults and children, emphasizing its minimal neurological adverse effects compared to other antiepileptic drugs.
24 citations
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November 1978 in “JAMA” This study reports that valproic acid is effective in treating absence seizures and shows improvement in other types of seizures, though about 20% of patients experienced adverse effects.
1 citations
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December 2025 in “Diagnostics” This case study reported a rare occurrence of cicatricial alopecia linked to zolpidem-induced sleep-related amnestic behavior, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive medication history for accurate diagnosis.
22 citations
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March 2019 in “European Journal of Ophthalmology” This study found that switching patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension from benzalkonium chloride-latanoprost to preservative-free latanoprost maintained intraocular pressure control and improved tolerability, potentially enhancing treatment adherence and quality of life.
13 citations
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November 2013 in “Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy” This study reports that hair loss may be a rare side effect of levetiracetam in epilepsy patients and appears reversible upon dose reduction or cessation.
2 citations
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March 2020 in “Cns & Neurological Disorders-drug Targets” In this study, researchers analyzed lurasidone's risk profile for treating schizophrenia and bipolar depression, identifying unlisted adverse reactions like hypersexuality, restless leg syndrome, thrombocytopenia, and telogen effluvium, which show probable or possible correlations with the drug.
2 citations
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November 1978 in “JAMA” This study found that valproic acid is effective in controlling absence seizures and can improve other seizure types, but 20% of patients experience mostly transient adverse reactions.
February 2023 in “Reactions Weekly” January 2025 in “Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences” This study found that sodium valproate improved seizure control in children with epilepsy, with increased weight gain being the most common side effect reported.
7 citations
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September 2007 This study found that valproate sustained-release monotherapy provided effective short-term seizure control and was well tolerated in newly-diagnosed epileptic patients with partial seizures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
170 citations
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June 1974 in “BMJ” This study found that sodium valproate effectively stopped or reduced seizures in patients with various types of epilepsy, with best results in absence and myoclonic seizures, though it caused temporary hair loss in some cases.
64 citations
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March 1989 in “PubMed” This review discusses the development of valproate as an effective monotherapy for controlling generalized seizures and reports no new clinical results.