Opiates Better Than Sedatives For Treating Newborns In Withdrawal
For years, sedatives have been the gold standard for treating newborns suffering from opiate withdrawal. However, new research suggests that opiates themselves are superior to sedatives for treating infants born to women who used heroin or methadone while pregnant. Opiates appear to better "ameliorate the withdrawal, facilitate feeding and potentially reduce the likelihood of seizures," ac...Sedatives Derived From Chemicals Can Make Elderly Nervous
Chemical-based sedatives, which are used for calming the nervous, can act otherwise leading to nervousness among children and older people. // Substances like diphenhydramine, which can be purchased without a prescription, often create this paradox, says Ursula Sellerberg, spokeswoman for the Federal Organization of German Pharmacists Association (ABDA) in Berlin. Diazepam...