A nursing student asks a nurse what criteria are used to determine which benzodiazepine is prescribed in different situations. The nurse correctly states that selection is based on differences in the onset and duration of effects, as well as on:
a. differences in sites of action in the central nervous system.
b. marketing decisions of pharmaceutical companies.
c. relative differences in abuse potential.
d. variations in adverse effects and drug interactions.
ANS: B
The principal factors determining the applications of a particular benzodiazepine are the pharmacokinetic properties having to do with absorption, metabolism, and excretion and the research and marketing decisions of the drug makers. All of the benzodiazepines produce a similar spectrum of responses, and all act at various sites in the CNS. All benzodiazepines have a lower abuse potential than barbiturates. Drug effects and drug interactions are similar for all benzodiazepines.
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