Role of private prescriptions in the long‐term use of benzodiazepines and Z‐drugs: A patient‐related follow‐up study
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DOI: 10.1002/pds.5536
Abstract: To analyse (1) how often patients insured under the statutory health insurance (SHI) scheme received repeated prescriptions for benzodiazepines or Z‐drugs as private prescriptions and (2) how often doctors switched from SHI prescriptions to private… read more here.
Keywords: prescriptions long; long term; role private; private prescriptions ... See more keywords
Prescription of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs among older patients in primary care: a French, national, cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac114
Abstract: BACKGROUND In France, general practitioners (GPs) prescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs (BZD/ZDs) widely, and especially to older adults. Several characteristics of patients and/or GPs linked to BZD/ZD overprescription have been described in the general population but… read more here.
Keywords: older patients; prescription; bzd overprescription; benzodiazepines drugs ... See more keywords
Initiation and long‐term use of benzodiazepines and Z‐drugs in bipolar disorder
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DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12626
Abstract: Increasing evidence points to the harmful effects of long‐term benzodiazepine treatment. Our objective was to study the incidence of, and predictors for, long‐term use of benzodiazepines and Z‐drugs in bipolar disorder. read more here.
Keywords: use benzodiazepines; term; long term; drugs bipolar ... See more keywords
High prevalence of prescription of psychotropic drugs for older patients in a general hospital
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DOI: 10.1186/s40360-017-0183-0
Abstract: BackgroundMany elderly patients receive psychotropic drugs. Treatment with psychotropic agents is associated with serious side effects including an increased risk of falls and fractures. Several psychotropic drugs are considered potentially inappropriate for treatment of the… read more here.
Keywords: psychotropic; benzodiazepines drugs; prescription; antidepressants neuroleptics ... See more keywords
Co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs associated with all-cause mortality—A population-based longitudinal study in primary care with weak opioids most commonly prescribed
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.932380
Abstract: Introduction: The risk of mortality associated with the co-prescribing of benzodiazepines and opioids has been explored in a number of papers mainly focusing on strong opioids. The mortality risk associated with the use of weak… read more here.
Keywords: weak opioids; number; group; mortality ... See more keywords
The influence of hospitalisation on the initiation, continuation and discontinuation of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs - an observational study.
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DOI: 10.4414/smw.2018.14590
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hospitalisation influences drug therapy in ambulatory care and this influence is generally negatively perceived. The few studies that have explored changes in benzodiazepine or sleep medication use as a function of hospitalisation… read more here.
Keywords: acting substances; hospitalisation; influence hospitalisation; drug ... See more keywords