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Benzodiazepine Overuse in Elders: Defining the Problem and Potential Solutions.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Benzodiazepine-related polysubstance use and hospital resource utilization in older trauma patients: a retrospective multicenter study.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2026Article
- A real-world pharmacovigilance study of lorazepam based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Influence of Ageing on the Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Chronically Administered Medicines in Geriatric Patients: A Review.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2025Review
- Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and modelling study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Pharmacist-Led Deprescribing of Opioids and Benzodiazepines in Older Adults: Examining Implementation and Perceptions.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Appropriateness of the Prescription and Use of Medicines: An Old Concept but More Relevant than Ever.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Psychotropic medication use pre and post-diagnosis of cluster B personality disorder: a Quebec's health services register cohort.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Understanding neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: challenges and advances in diagnosis and treatment.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Benzodiazepines utilization in Brazilian older adults: a population-based study.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective To determine the prevalence of benzodiazepine use in adults aged 65 and older at two West Virginia academic medical centers as phase one of a benzodiazepine deprescribing strategy. Design Cross-sectional Setting Two academic hospitals in West Virginia with 107,504 hospitalized adults age 65 and older from the years 2010 to 2018 with information on admission medication use. Measurements Use of benzodiazepines based on presence on the admission medication list. Demographics, select co-morbidities, and laboratory tests were also recorded. Results The prevalence of benzodiazepine use was 13.5% and use remained relatively constant with increasing age over 65, even in those over age 89. Conclusion Efforts aimed at assessing the true need for benzodiazepine use and deprescribing need to be employed, particularly with advancing age.
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