Open AccessPrimary care hypnotic and anxiolytic prescription: Reviewing prescribing practice over 8 years
Author(s) -
Lloyd D Hughes,
Neil Raitt,
Muhammed Awais Riaz,
Sarah-Jane Baldwin,
Kay Erskine,
Gail Graham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197312
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , medical prescription , anxiolytic , hypnotic , anti anxiety agents , family medicine , psychiatry , anxiety , nursing
Over the last few years, hypnotic and anxiolytic medications have had their clinical efficacy questioned in the context of concerns regarding dependence, tolerance alongside other adverse effects. It remains unclear how these concerns have impacted clinical prescribing practice.