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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2023

Switching to lemborexant for the management of insomnia in mental disorders: the SLIM study.

Sho Horikoshi, Itaru Miura, Yuhei Suzuki, Yuri Kobayashi, Yoichiro Hirata, Masayuki Goto, Mizue Ichinose, Shinnosuke Yamamoto, Keiko Kanno-Nozaki, Kenya Watanabe and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deprescribing benzodiazepine hypnotics and Z-drugs: are DORAs the answer?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  2. Dual orexin receptor antagonist-assisted dose reduction of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists: a mirror-image analysis of insurance claims data.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sho HorikoshiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Itaru MiuraDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Yuhei SuzukiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Yuri KobayashiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Yoichiro HirataDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Masayuki GotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Mizue IchinoseDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Shinnosuke YamamotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Keiko Kanno-NozakiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Kenya WatanabeDepartment of Pharmacy, Fukushima Medical University School, Fukushima, Japan.
Hirooki YabeDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesWe conducted a retrospective study to investigate the efficacy and safety of switching from other hypnotics, including benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, suvorexant, ramelteon, mirtazapine, trazodone, and antipsychotics, to lemborexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, for 3 months.

methodsClinical data obtained from the medical records of 61 patients treated at the Horikoshi Psychosomatic Clinic between December 2020 and February 2022 were analyzed, including the Athens Insomnia Scale, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Perceived Deficits Questionnaire-5. The primary outcome was the mean change in Athens Insomnia Scale score after 3 months. Secondary outcomes were the mean changes in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Perceived Deficits Questionnaire-5 scores over 3 months. We also compared pre- and post-diazepam equivalents.

resultsThe mean Athens Insomnia Scale score decreased over 3 months after switching to lemborexant (1 mo: -2.98 ± 5.19,

conclusionsOur study showed that, by switching to lemborexant from other hypnotics, the risks associated with benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may be reduced. CITATION: Horikoshi S, Miura I, Suzuki Y, et al. Switching to lemborexant for the management of insomnia in mental disorders: the SLIM study.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersBenzodiazepinesDiazepamHumansHypnotics and SedativesOrexin Receptor AntagonistsPyridinesPyrimidinesRetrospective StudiesSleepinessBenzodiazepinesDiazepamHypnotics and SedativeslemborexantOrexin Receptor AntagonistsPyridinesPyrimidinesbenzodiazepinesLemborexantorexin receptor antagonistsZ-drugs

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PMID37243798
PMCPMC10545988
OpenAlexW4378597112

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