Patient-centered care interventions to reduce the inappropriate prescription and use of benzodiazepines and z-drugs: a systematic review

Background Benzodiazepines (BZDs) and z-drugs are effective drugs, but they are prescribed excessively worldwide. International guidelines recommend a maximum treatment duration of 4 weeks. Although these drugs are effective in the short-term, long-term BZD therapy is associated with considerable ad...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Aliaksandra Mokhar, Janine Topp, Martin Härter, Holger Schulz, Silke Kuhn, Uwe Verthein, Jörg Dirmaier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-10-01
Subjects:	Benzodiazepines z-drugs Inappropriate prescription Long-term use Older population Health care professionals
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/5535.pdf