Responsiveness of Veterans Affairs Health Care System to Zolpidem Safety Warnings | Zendy

Hyungjin Myra Kim | Zendy; Lauren B. Gerlach | Zendy; Matheos Yosef | Zendy; Claire Stano | Zendy; Deirdre A. Conroy | Zendy; Marcia Valenstein | Zendy; P. Pfeiffer | Zendy; Anne Sales | Zendy; Kara Zivin | Zendy

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Responsiveness of Veterans Affairs Health Care System to Zolpidem Safety Warnings

Author(s) -

Hyungjin Myra Kim,

Lauren B. Gerlach,

Matheos Yosef,

Claire Stano,

Deirdre A. Conroy,

Marcia Valenstein,

P. Pfeiffer,

Anne Sales,

Kara Zivin

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7210

Subject(s) - veterans affairs , health care , medicine , library science , management , gerontology , family medicine , political science , law , computer science , economics

Sedative hypnotic medications are routinely prescribed for insomnia treatment, but have been associated with significant risks of morning-after impairment. We evaluated responsiveness in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to two drug safety warnings recommending against high-dose zolpidem use-a 2007 Veterans Administration Pharmacy Benefits Management Service warning and a 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning.

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