The influence of hospitalisation on the initiation, continuation and discontinuation of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs - an observational study
2018 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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The influence of hospitalisation on the initiation, continuation and discontinuation of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs - an observational study
Grimmsmann, T.; Harden, M.; Fiß, T. & Himmel, W. (2018)
Swiss Medical Weekly, 148(56) art. w14590. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2018.14590
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- Authors
- Grimmsmann, Thomas; Harden, Markus; Fiß, Thomas; Himmel, Wolfgang
- Abstract
- Hospitalisation influences drug therapy in ambulatory care and this influence is generally negatively perceived. The few studies that have explored changes in benzodiazepine or sleep medication use as a function of hospitalisation failed to precisely determine the hospital's role in initiating, continuing and discontinuing these drugs on a valid basis. The aim of the study was to ascertain the overall influence of hospitalisation on the prescription of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in outpatient care with a special focus on the role of different hospital departments and drug classes.
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Organization
- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin
- ISSN
- 1424-7860
- eISSN
- 1424-3997
- Language
- English
