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flumazenil and Alcohol Drinking

flumazenil has been researched along with Alcohol Drinking in 26 studies

Flumazenil: A potent benzodiazepine receptor antagonist. Since it reverses the sedative and other actions of benzodiazepines, it has been suggested as an antidote to benzodiazepine overdoses.
flumazenil : An organic heterotricyclic compound that is 5,6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine which is substituted at positions 3, 5, 6, and 8 by ethoxycarbonyl, methyl, oxo, and fluoro groups, respectively. It is used as an antidote to benzodiazepine overdose.

Alcohol Drinking: Behaviors associated with the ingesting of ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, including social drinking.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil reduces anxiety-like behavior and sensitization of anxiety-like behavior in various models of ethanol withdrawal in rodents."7.74The amygdala regulates the antianxiety sensitization effect of flumazenil during repeated chronic ethanol or repeated stress. ( Angel, RA; Breese, GR; Knapp, DJ; Navarro, M; Overstreet, DH, 2007)
"The benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil reduces anxiety-like behavior and sensitization of anxiety-like behavior in various models of ethanol withdrawal in rodents."3.74The amygdala regulates the antianxiety sensitization effect of flumazenil during repeated chronic ethanol or repeated stress. ( Angel, RA; Breese, GR; Knapp, DJ; Navarro, M; Overstreet, DH, 2007)
"Improved treatment of alcohol dependence is a high priority, including defining subtypes that might respond differently."2.74Efficacy of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol dependence: relationship to alcohol withdrawal symptoms. ( Anton, RF; Baros, AM; Latham, PK; Malcolm, R; Myrick, H; Randall, PK; Stewart, SH; Waid, R; Wright, TM, 2009)
"The aim of the study was to evaluate the genetic susceptibility of Roma to hazardous alcohol consumption compared to the Hungarian general population."1.46Distribution Characteristics and Combined Effect of Polymorphisms Affecting Alcohol Consumption Behaviour in the Hungarian General and Roma Populations. ( Ádány, R; Diószegi, J; Fiatal, S; Kósa, Z; McKee, M; Moravcsik-Kornyicki, Á; Sándor, J; Tóth, R, 2017)
"Most oral cancers are preventable; 75% of oral cancers are related to tobacco use, alcohol use, or use of both substances together."1.34[Model program for screening oral cancers in the Roma population]. ( Bánóczy, J; Csépe, P; Döbrossy, L; Dombi, C; Forrai, J; Gyenes, M, 2007)
"When flumazenil was given alone, both doses reduced ETOH self-administration at 60 min; although the magnitude of the antagonism was comparable to that of Ro15-4513 only with the highest does of flumazenil (16."1.29Ethanol self-administration in freely feeding and drinking rats: effects of Ro15-4513 alone, and in combination with Ro15-1788 (flumazenil). ( Hughes, RW; June, HL; Lewis, MJ; Spurlock, HL, 1994)
"Saccharin intake was either not altered by RO19-4603 or showed increases during the initial 15 min intervals and the total 4 h sessions on days 1 and 2."1.29Effects of the benzodiazepine inverse agonist RO19-4603 alone and in combination with the benzodiazepine receptor antagonists flumazenil, ZK 93426 and CGS 8216, on ethanol intake in alcohol-preferring (P) rats. ( Cason, CR; Cox, R; Duemler, SE; Greene, TL; Hite, ML; June, HL; Li, TK; Lumeng, L; Mellon-Burke, J; Murphy, JM; Torres, L; Williams, JA, 1996)
"0 mg/kg), and Ro15-4513 in combination with Ro15-1788 on the time course of ETOH self-administration."1.28Ethanol self-administration in deprived rats: effects of Ro15-4513 alone, and in combination with flumazenil (Ro15-1788). ( Colker, RE; Domangue, KR; Hicks, LH; June, HL; June, PL; Lewis, MJ; Perry, LE, 1992)

Research

Studies (26)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's5 (19.23)18.2507
2000's12 (46.15)29.6817
2010's8 (30.77)24.3611
2020's1 (3.85)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Wills, TA1
Knapp, DJ6
Overstreet, DH6
Breese, GR6
Anton, RF3
Myrick, H3
Baros, AM2
Latham, PK2
Randall, PK3
Wright, TM2
Stewart, SH1
Waid, R1
Malcolm, R1
Schacht, JP2
Waid, LR1
Li, X1
Henderson, S1
Moy, SS1
Besheer, J1
Lepoutre, V1
Mole, B1
Hodge, CW1
Angel, RA1
Navarro, M1
Uzbay, IT1
Akarsu, ES1
Kayaalp, SO1
Weinberg, AD1
Pals, JK1
Marinelli, FC1
Thibault, GE1
June, HL3
Hughes, RW1
Spurlock, HL1
Lewis, MJ2
Greene, TL1
Murphy, JM1
Hite, ML1
Williams, JA1
Cason, CR1
Mellon-Burke, J1
Cox, R1
Duemler, SE1
Torres, L1
Lumeng, L1
Li, TK1
Colker, RE1
Domangue, KR1
Perry, LE1
Hicks, LH1
June, PL1
Kurshed, AAM1
Vincze, F1
Pikó, P1
Kósa, Z3
Sándor, J3
Ádány, R3
Diószegi, J2
Babinská, I2
Halánová, M1
Kalinová, Z1
Čechová, L1
Čisláková, L1
Madarasová Gecková, A1
Hubáček, JA1
Šedová, L1
Olišarová, V1
Adámková, V1
Adámek, V1
Tóthová, V1
Sárváry, A2
Jávorné, RE1
Gyulai, A1
Takács, P1
Németh, Á1
Halmai, R1
Gecková, AM1
Jarcuska, P1
Pella, D1
Mareková, M1
Stefková, G1
Veselská, ZD1
Sudzinova, A1
Rosenberger, J1
Stewart, RE1
van Dijk, JP1
Reijneveld, SA1
Fiatal, S1
Tóth, R1
Moravcsik-Kornyicki, Á1
McKee, M1
Jung, H1
Matei, DB1
Hecser, L1
Kanapeckiene, V1
Valinteliene, R1
Berzanskyte, A1
Kevalas, R1
Supranowicz, P1
Csépe, P1
Bánóczy, J1
Dombi, C1
Forrai, J1
Gyenes, M1
Döbrossy, L1
Dejmek, J1
Ginter, E1
Solanský, I1
Podrazilová, K1
Stávková, Z1
Benes, I1
Srám, RJ1

Clinical Trials (3)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Double Blind Evaluation of Flumazenil and Gabapentin for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal and Relapse Prevention[NCT00262639]Phase 2/Phase 360 participants (Actual)Interventional2005-12-31Completed
Imaging Framework for Testing GABAergic/Glutamatergic Drugs in Bipolar Alcoholics[NCT03220776]Phase 254 participants (Actual)Interventional2017-08-07Completed
Neurocognitive and Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Change Following Psychological[NCT03842670]140 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2018-11-14Active, not recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Percent Days Abstinent

percent days abstinent during treatment (NCT00262639)
Timeframe: Weeks 1 to 6

Interventionpercent days (Mean)
Low CIWA Flumazenil/Gabapentin70.8
Low CIWAar Placebo86.1
High CIWAar Placebo75.9
High CIWAar Flumazenil/Gabapentin95.9

Percent Subjects Completely Abstinent

percent of subjects completely abstinent during the six week medication study study (NCT00262639)
Timeframe: 6 week trial

Interventionpercent of participants (Number)
Low CIWA Flumazenil/Gabapentin44
Low CIWAar Placebo19
High CIWAar Placebo33
High CIWAar Flumazenil/Gabapentin71

Prefrontal GABA+ Concentrations

Concentrations of GABA+, referenced to unsuppressed water and corrected for within-voxel CSF proportion, in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex measured via Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (i.e., MEGA-PRESS). (NCT03220776)
Timeframe: Day 5 of each experimental condition

Interventionmmol/kg (Mean)
N-Acetylcysteine3.90
Gabapentin3.93
Placebo Oral Tablet3.73

Prefrontal Glx Concentrations

Concentrations of Glx (i.e., glutamate + glutamine), referenced to unsuppressed water and corrected for within-voxel CSF proportion, in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex measured via Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (NCT03220776)
Timeframe: Day 5 of each experimental condition

Interventionmmol/kg (Mean)
N-Acetylcysteine21.59
Gabapentin21.69
Placebo Oral Tablet22.25

Trials

3 trials available for flumazenil and Alcohol Drinking

ArticleYear
Efficacy of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol dependence: relationship to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Doub

2009
Efficacy of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol dependence: relationship to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Doub

2009
Efficacy of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol dependence: relationship to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Doub

2009
Efficacy of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in the treatment of alcohol dependence: relationship to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Doub

2009
Neurocognitive performance, alcohol withdrawal, and effects of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in alcohol dependence.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2011, Volume: 35, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cognition; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, C

2011
Neurocognitive performance, alcohol withdrawal, and effects of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in alcohol dependence.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2011, Volume: 35, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cognition; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, C

2011
Neurocognitive performance, alcohol withdrawal, and effects of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in alcohol dependence.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2011, Volume: 35, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cognition; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, C

2011
Neurocognitive performance, alcohol withdrawal, and effects of a combination of flumazenil and gabapentin in alcohol dependence.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2011, Volume: 35, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Cognition; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, C

2011
Effects of a GABA-ergic medication combination and initial alcohol withdrawal severity on cue-elicited brain activation among treatment-seeking alcoholics.
    Psychopharmacology, 2013, Volume: 227, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Brain; Cues; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy,

2013

Other Studies

23 other studies available for flumazenil and Alcohol Drinking

ArticleYear
Sensitization, duration, and pharmacological blockade of anxiety-like behavior following repeated ethanol withdrawal in adolescent and adult rats.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2009, Volume: 33, Issue:3

    Topics: Aging; Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Anxiety; Buspirone; Central Nervous System Depressants; Ethanol; F

2009
SB242084, flumazenil, and CRA1000 block ethanol withdrawal-induced anxiety in rats.
    Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2004, Volume: 32, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Aminopyridines; Animals; Anxiety; Ethanol; Flumazenil; Indoles; Male; Pyridines; P

2004
Pharmacological modulation of repeated ethanol withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behavior differs in alcohol-preferring P and Sprague-Dawley rats.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2005, Volume: 81, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Anxiety; Ethanol; Flumazenil; Indoles; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Pyr

2005
GABAA receptor regulation of voluntary ethanol drinking requires PKCepsilon.
    Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 2006, Volume: 60, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Diazepam; Flumazenil; GABA Agonists; GABA Modulators; Hypnotics and Sedat

2006
Baclofen blocks expression and sensitization of anxiety-like behavior in an animal model of repeated stress and ethanol withdrawal.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2007, Volume: 31, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Anxiety; Baclofen; Body Weight; Central Nervous System Depressants; Diet;

2007
Drug challenges reveal differences in mediation of stress facilitation of voluntary alcohol drinking and withdrawal-induced anxiety in alcohol-preferring P rats.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2007, Volume: 31, Issue:9

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Aminopyridines; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Benzodiaz

2007
The amygdala regulates the antianxiety sensitization effect of flumazenil during repeated chronic ethanol or repeated stress.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2007, Volume: 31, Issue:11

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amygdala; Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Body Weight; Disease Mod

2007
Effects of flumazenil on ethanol withdrawal syndrome in rats.
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1995, Volume: 45, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Ethanol; Flumazenil;

1995
Oxazepam overdose associated with ethanol ingestion: treatment with a benzodiazepine antagonist.
    American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 1994, Volume: 3, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Benzodiazepines; Drug Interactions; Drug Overdose; Flumazenil; Humans; Male; Middl

1994
Ethanol self-administration in freely feeding and drinking rats: effects of Ro15-4513 alone, and in combination with Ro15-1788 (flumazenil).
    Psychopharmacology, 1994, Volume: 115, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Azides; Benzodiazepines; Conditioning, Operant; Dose-Response Relationshi

1994
Effects of the benzodiazepine inverse agonist RO19-4603 alone and in combination with the benzodiazepine receptor antagonists flumazenil, ZK 93426 and CGS 8216, on ethanol intake in alcohol-preferring (P) rats.
    Brain research, 1996, Sep-23, Volume: 734, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Azepines; Benzodiazepines; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drinking; Dr

1996
Ethanol self-administration in deprived rats: effects of Ro15-4513 alone, and in combination with flumazenil (Ro15-1788).
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1992, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Azides; Benzodiazepines; Brain; Flumazenil; Male; Motivation; Rats; Rats,

1992
Taste Preference-Related Genetic Polymorphisms Modify Alcohol Consumption Behavior of the Hungarian General and Roma Populations.
    Genes, 2023, 03-07, Volume: 14, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Humans; Hungary; Polymorphism, Genetic; Roma; Taste

2023
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Its Association with Sexual Behaviour and Alcohol Use in the Population Living in Separated and Segregated Roma Settlements in Eastern Slovakia.
    International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017, 12-14, Volume: 14, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Chlamydia Infections; Chlamydia trachomatis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Femal

2017
Distribution of ADH1B genotypes predisposed to enhanced alcohol consumption in the Czech Roma/Gypsy population.
    Central European journal of public health, 2018, Volume: 26, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcohol Dehydrogenase; Alcohol Drinking; Czech Republic; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype

2018
Socioeconomic status, health related behaviour, and self-rated health of children living in Roma settlements in Hungary.
    Central European journal of public health, 2019, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Alcohol Drinking; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Behavior; Health Status

2019
Does the population living in Roma settlements differ in physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption from the majority population in Slovakia?
    Central European journal of public health, 2014, Volume: 22 Suppl

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Behavior; Health Survey

2014
Does poorer self-rated health mediate the effect of Roma ethnicity on mortality in patients with coronary artery disease after coronaro-angiography?
    International journal of public health, 2016, Volume: 61, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Angiography; Body Mass Index; Coronary Artery Disease; F

2016
Distribution Characteristics and Combined Effect of Polymorphisms Affecting Alcohol Consumption Behaviour in the Hungarian General and Roma Populations.
    Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 2017, Volume: 52, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Hungary; Male; Middle Ag

2017
Biostatistical study of suicide features in Mures County (Romania).
    Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2009, Volume: 11 Suppl 1

    Topics: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Asphyxia; Drowning; Female; Forensic Medicine; Huma

2009
Health of Roma children in Vilnius and Ventspils.
    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2009, Volume: 45, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Chronic Disease; Emotions

2009
[Model program for screening oral cancers in the Roma population].
    Magyar onkologia, 2007, Volume: 51, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Early Diagnosis; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Hungary; Ma

2007
Vitamin C, E and A levels in maternal and fetal blood for Czech and Gypsy ethnic groups in the Czech Republic.
    International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2002, Volume: 72, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Ascorbic Acid; Ascorbic Acid Deficiency; Czech Republic; Diet; Dietary Supplements

2002