Key references: Benzodiazepine poisoning

  • Buckley NA, Dawson AH, Whyte IM, O’Connell DL. Relative toxicity of benzodiazepines in overdose. BMJ 1995;310(6974):219–21. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7866122
  • Dassanayake TL, Jones AL, Michie PT, Carter GL, McElduff P, Stokes BJ, et al. Risk of road traffic accidents in patients discharged following treatment for psychotropic drug overdose: a self-controlled case series study in Australia. CNS Drugs 2012;26(3):269–76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22329565
  • Dassanayake TL, Michie PT, Jones AL, Mallard T, Whyte IM, Carter GL. Cognitive skills underlying driving in patients discharged following self-poisoning with central nervous system depressant drugs. Traffic Inj Prev 2012;13(5):450–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22931174
  • Isbister GK, O’Regan L, Sibbritt D, Whyte IM. Alprazolam is relatively more toxic than other benzodiazepines in overdose. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2004;58(1):88–95. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15206998
  • Moosmann B, King LA, Auwarter V. Designer benzodiazepines: A new challenge. World Psychiatry 2015;14(2):248. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26043347
  • Penninga EI, Graudal N, Ladekarl MB, Jurgens G. Adverse events associated with flumazenil treatment for the management of suspected benzodiazepine intoxication--a systematic review with meta-analyses of randomised trials. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2016;118(1):37–44. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26096314