• Flurazepam is officially indicated for mild to moderate insomnia and as such it is used for short-term treatment of patients with mild to moderate insomnia such as difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakening, early awakenings or a combination of each. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flurazepam (marketed under the brand names Dalmane and Dalmadorm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. (wikipedia.org)
  • A review paper found that long-term use of flurazepam is associated with drug tolerance, drug dependence, rebound insomnia and central nervous system (CNS) related adverse effects. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flurazepam is frequently chosen as a short-term treatment of insomnia. (medscape.com)
  • Comparative efficacy of zolpidem and temazepam in transient insomnia. (thoracic.org)
  • Flurazepam is a long-acting benzodiazepine and is sometimes used in patients who have difficulty in maintaining sleep, though benzodiazepines with intermediate half-lives such as loprazolam, lormetazepam, and temazepam are also indicated for patients with difficulty maintaining sleep. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flurazepam and other benzodiazepines such as fosazepam, and nitrazepam lost some of their effect after seven days administration in psychogeriatric patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flurazepam, similar to other benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic drugs causes impairments in body balance and standing steadiness in individuals who wake up at night or the next morning. (wikipedia.org)
  • Compared with the benzodiazepines including flurazepam, the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics appeared to offer few, if any, significant clinical advantages in efficacy in elderly persons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aderjan R, Mattern R. A Fatal Monointoxication by Flurazepam (Dalmadorm) Problems of the Toxicological Interpretation. (benzo.org.uk)
  • Zopiclone can help with difficulty falling asleep, frequent wake-ups during the night, or early morning awakenings. (pocketpills.com)
  • Temazepam enhances the inhibitory effects of the GABA neurotransmitter on neuronal excitability that results by increased neuronal permeability to chloride ions. (medscape.com)
  • Flurazepam users should only take this drug strictly as prescribed, and should only be taken directly before the user plans on sleeping a full night. (wikipedia.org)
  • The drug described here, temazepam, is only 1 example of this class of medications. (medscape.com)
  • Flurazepam is best used for a short time period and at the lowest possible dose to avoid complications associated with long-term use. (wikipedia.org)
  • This hypnogram illustrates prolonged rapid eve movement (REM) latency of 341 minutes and decreased REM sleep (10%) with only one REM period before final awakening in the morning (red arrows). (thoracic.org)
  • The long-acting agents (flurazepam and quazepam) are for patients with sleep-maintenance problems. (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 , 8 ] Zolpidem is available in several dosage forms, and the sublingual tablet (Intermezzo) is approved for middle-of-the-night awakening. (medscape.com)
  • Flurazepam shares cross tolerance with barbiturates and barbiturates can easily be substituted by flurazepam in those who are habituated to barbiturate sedative hypnotics. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flurazepam has abuse potential and should never be used with alcoholic beverages or any other substance that can cause drowsiness. (wikipedia.org)
  • D.M. Warburton This study compared the effects of single nightly doses of flurazepam 30 mg and temazepam 40 mg upon both the subjective assessment of sleep quality and performance on 3 tests of mental efficiency 10 h following medication. (karger.com)