Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs (commonly referred to as “benzos”) prescribed to treat anxiety, panic disorder, seizures ...

Benzodiazepines and anticholinergic drugs are common classes of medications. Doctors already knew that some of their side ...

A new study found a higher mortality rate among veterans who were co-prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by their doctors ...

Zolpidem is included in category B of the US FDA classification ... long-term use of benzodiazepine hypnotics (falls, traffic accidents, etc.), controlled withdrawal of these drugs is recommended ...

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine that exerts anxiolytic ... neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Increased risk of drug-related mortality from concomitant use with opioids.

A new congressionally mandated report examines how opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2007 and 2019 impacted ...