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Psychomotor changes during initial day of benzodiazepine medication.

British journal of clinical pharmacology ·Vol. 7 Suppl 1 ·1979-00-00 ·Pages 69S-76S

Wittenborn JR, Flaherty CF, McGough WE, Nash RJ

Abstract

1 The detracting psychomotor effects of diazepam (5 mg three times daily) and clobazam (an investigational 1,5-benzodiazepine) were compared with placebo effects over the course of the initial day of medication. Tests were administered at hourly intervals and the data were analyzed from the standpoint of contrasts at each session and from the standpoint of trends that accrued during the course of the day. 2 It is concluded that among normal volunteers diazepam 5 mg three times daily may be near the threshold for detracting psychomotor consequences during the initial day and that clobazam seems to be without detracting consequences and may have some enhancing effects.

MeSH Terms
Adult Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology Attention/drug effects Diazepam/pharmacology Humans Male Motor Skills/drug effects Postural Balance/drug effects Time Factors Time Perception/drug effects
Chemicals
Anti-Anxiety Agents Diazepam
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wittenborn J R
Flaherty C F
McGough W E
Nash R J
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Article Info
Journal
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Abbr.
Br J Clin Pharmacol
ISSN
0306-5251
Published
1979-00-00
Pages
69S-76S
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
7503323
PMCID
PMC1429510
Subset
IM
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