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Case Reports
. 2005 Feb:53:139-40.

Zolpidem at supratherapeutic doses can cause drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal seizure

P K Sethi  1 , D C Khandelwal
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  • PMID: 15847035
Case Reports

Zolpidem at supratherapeutic doses can cause drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal seizure

P K Sethi et al. J Assoc Physicians India. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug, acts selectively through omega 1 receptors of GABAA. It is thought to be safer than benzodiazepines but we report a case of zolpidem drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal seizure.

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