Sedative hypnotics in older people with insomnia: meta-analysis of risks and benefits

…, KL Lanctôt, N Herrmann, BA Sproule, UE Busto - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objectives To quantify and compare potential benefits (subjective reports of sleep variables)
and risks (adverse events and morning-after psychomotor impairment) of short term …

The role of the brain reward system in depression

CA Naranjo, LK Tremblay, UE Busto - Progress in Neuro …, 2001 - Elsevier
The goal of this review is to familiarize the reader about the potential involvement of the
brain reward system (BRS) in symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The authors …

A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions

CA Naranjo, U Busto, EM Sellers… - Clinical …, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
… Naranjo CA, Pontigo E, Valdenegro C, Gonzalez G, Ruiz I, Busto U: Furosemide-induced
adverse reactions in cirrhosis of the liver. CLIN PHARMACOL THER 25:154-160, 1979. Seidl …

Clinical pharmacokinetics of non-opiate abused drugs

U Busto, R Bendayan, EM Sellers - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1989 - Springer
The present review discusses the available data on the kinetic properties of non-opiate abused
drugs including psychomotor stimulants, hallucinogens and CNS-depressants. Some of …

Withdrawal reaction after long-term therapeutic use of benzodiazepines

U Busto, EM Sellers, CA Naranjo… - … England Journal of …, 1986 - Mass Medical Soc
We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which 40 patients who had undergone
long-term therapy with benzodiazepines were switched to placebo or to diazepam in a …

Functional neuroanatomical substrates of altered reward processing in major depressive disorder revealed by a dopaminergic probe

…, HS Mayberg, S Hevenor, UE Busto - Archives of general …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Context The pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) includes disturbances in
several neuroanatomical substrates and neurotransmitter systems. The challenge is to …

A validation study of the Geriatric Depression Scale short form

…, IL Silver, KI Shulman, UA Busto… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form was assessed in a geriatric
affective disorders outpatient clinic (N = 116). The GDS was highly correlated with the …

Probing brain reward system function in major depressive disorder: altered response to dextroamphetamine

…, L Cardenas, N Herrmann, UE Busto - Archives of general …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Background The state of the brain reward system in major depressive disorder was
assessed with dextroamphetamine, which probes the release of dopamine within the …

CYP2D6 phenotype determines the metabolic conversion of hydrocodone to hydromorphone

…, SW Cheung, HL Kaplan, UE Busto… - Clinical …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
… Urine samples (1.0 ml) were hydrolyzed overnight at pH 5.0 with 2000 U P-glucuronidase
at … Plasma samples (2.0 ml) were hydrolyzed overnight at pH 5.0 with 4000 U P-glucuronidase …

Prescription opioid abuse in patients presenting for methadone maintenance treatment

…, J Blake, B Sproule, D Gourlay, U Busto - Drug and alcohol …, 2004 - Elsevier
… Bruna Brands a b , Joan Blake a , Beth Sproule a c d , Douglas Gourlay a , Usoa Busto a
b d … Work conducted by our group through inpatient chart reviews (Busto et al., 1998) or by …