Barriers and Facilitators to the Deprescribing of Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative Medications Among Older Adults | Zendy

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Barriers and Facilitators to the Deprescribing of Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative Medications Among Older Adults

Author(s) -

Jennifer L. Kuntz,

Louis Kouch,

Daniel Christian,

Preston L Peterson,

Inga Gruß

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/17-157

Subject(s) - deprescribing , medicine , discontinuation , beers criteria , sedative , polypharmacy , intervention (counseling) , pharmacist , health care , psychiatry , nursing , geriatrics , intensive care medicine , pharmacy , economics , economic growth

Nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic medications, or "Z-drugs," are commonly used to treat insomnia among older adults (≥ 65 years), despite a lack of evidence of long-term effectiveness and evidence linking long-term use with poor outcomes.

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