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This review article describes and compares pharmacological properties, clinical indications, and adverse drug effects of commonly used psychotropic drugs in ICUs, including benzodiazepines (BZDs), antidepressants, antipsychotics, and some other sedative agents.

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This review article describes and compares the newest information regarding pharmacological properties, clinical indications, and adverse drug effects of commonly used psychotropic drugs in ICUs, including benzodiazepines (BZDs), antidepressants, antipsychotics, and some other sedative agents.

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I hope this article will be useful for healthcare professionals whom interested in working at the intensive care unit

dr mojtaba shafiekhani
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

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This page is a summary of: Psychotropic drug therapy in patients in the intensive care unit - usage, adverse effects and drug interactions: a review, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, September 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s176079.
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