title: Oxazepam in the treatment of anxiety in children and the elderly.
abstract: The nature of anxiety, particularly in the young and the elderly, is described. The difficulty of treating anxiety occurring at the extremes of age is emphasized. Oxazepam is exceptionally well tolerated by these patients and is considered to be the benzodiazepine of choice for paediatric and geriatric anxiety. Metabolic and pharmacokinetic factors may account for this distinction.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010076:Oxazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010076:Oxazepam