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Insomnia: Pharmacologic Treatment.
Lou BX, Oks M. Lou BX, et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 2021 Aug;37(3):401-415. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.04.003. Epub 2021 Jun 4. Clin Geriatr Med. 2021. PMID: 34210446 Review.
Insomnia afflicts many geriatric patients worldwide and results in both clinical and economic consequences. ...Although benzodiazepines and "Z" drugs such as zolpidem have been popular in the past, they carry a high risk of adverse effects in the elderly, suc …
Insomnia afflicts many geriatric patients worldwide and results in both clinical and economic consequences. ...Although benzodiaze …
Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults: Dangers, Management, and Alternative Therapies.
Markota M, Rummans TA, Bostwick JM, Lapid MI. Markota M, et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Nov;91(11):1632-1639. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.07.024. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016. PMID: 27814838 Review.
Several major medical and psychiatric organizations, including the American Geriatrics Society, advise against using benzodiazepines or nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics in older adults. ...This article summarizes legitimate reasons for prescribing benzodiazepines …
Several major medical and psychiatric organizations, including the American Geriatrics Society, advise against using benzodiazepin …
Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: II. Psychotropics.
Seppala LJ, Wermelink AMAT, de Vries M, Ploegmakers KJ, van de Glind EMM, Daams JG, van der Velde N; EUGMS task and Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs. Seppala LJ, et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Apr;19(4):371.e11-371.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.12.098. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018. PMID: 29402652
CONCLUSIONS: Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines are consistently associated with a higher risk of falls. It is unclear whether specific subgroups such as short-acting benzodiazepines and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are safer in terms of …
CONCLUSIONS: Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines are consistently associated with a higher risk of falls. It is uncl …
Safety and effectiveness of benzodiazepines and antipsychotics for agitation in older adults in the emergency department.
Engstrom K, Mattson AE, Mara K, Silva LOJE, Bellolio F, Jeffery MM, Stanich J, Brown CS. Engstrom K, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 May;67:156-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.032. Epub 2023 Mar 1. Am J Emerg Med. 2023. PMID: 36893629
PURPOSE: To examine the safety and effectiveness of benzodiazepines (BZD) as compared to antipsychotics for the management of acute agitation in older adults in the emergency department (ED). ...This appears to have been driven by the need for 1:1 observation; sensitivity …
PURPOSE: To examine the safety and effectiveness of benzodiazepines (BZD) as compared to antipsychotics for the management of acute a …
Therapeutic dilemmas with benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: insomnia and anxiety disorders versus increased fall risk: a clinical review.
Capiau A, Huys L, van Poelgeest E, van der Velde N, Petrovic M, Somers A; EuGMS Task, Finish Group on FRIDs. Capiau A, et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2023 Aug;14(4):697-708. doi: 10.1007/s41999-022-00731-4. Epub 2022 Dec 28. Eur Geriatr Med. 2023. PMID: 36576689 Free PMC article. Review.
PURPOSE: The aim of this clinical review was to summarise the existing knowledge on fall risk associated with benzodiazepines (BZDs) and Z-drugs in older people with focus on appropriate prescribing, including deprescribing. ...Personal reference libraries and internationa …
PURPOSE: The aim of this clinical review was to summarise the existing knowledge on fall risk associated with benzodiazepines (BZDs) …
Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing.
Kelley CJ, Niznik JD, Ferreri SP, Schlusser C, Armistead LT, Hughes TD, Henage CB, Busby-Whitehead J, Roberts E. Kelley CJ, et al. Drugs Aging. 2023 Dec;40(12):1113-1122. doi: 10.1007/s40266-023-01071-z. Epub 2023 Oct 4. Drugs Aging. 2023. PMID: 37792262
BACKGROUND: Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) pose a public health problem. Older adults are especially susceptible to adverse events from opioids and BZDs owing to an increased usage of opioids and BZDs, multiple comorbidities, and polypharmacy. ...METHODS: We conducted …
BACKGROUND: Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) pose a public health problem. Older adults are especially susceptible to adverse event …
Benzodiazepine use and cognitive decline in the elderly.
Picton JD, Marino AB, Nealy KL. Picton JD, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Jan 1;75(1):e6-e12. doi: 10.2146/ajhp160381. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018. PMID: 29273607 Review.
PURPOSE: Published evidence on the relationship between benzodiazepine exposure and altered cognition in the geriatric population is reviewed. ...CONCLUSION: Investigations of the association between benzodiazepine therapy and cognitive decline in elderly …
PURPOSE: Published evidence on the relationship between benzodiazepine exposure and altered cognition in the geriatric populat …
Benzodiazepine Use and Misuse Among Adults in the United States.
Maust DT, Lin LA, Blow FC. Maust DT, et al. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 Feb 1;70(2):97-106. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800321. Epub 2018 Dec 17. Psychiatr Serv. 2019. PMID: 30554562 Free PMC article.
Misuse and abuse of or dependence on prescription opioids or stimulants were strongly associated with benzodiazepine misuse. Benzodiazepine misuse without a prescription was the most common type of misuse, and a friend or relative was the most common source. Adults …
Misuse and abuse of or dependence on prescription opioids or stimulants were strongly associated with benzodiazepine misuse. Benzo …
[Benzodiazepines and elderly : challenges of prescribing and deprescribing].
Arn A, Schmitt-Koopmann C, Anex A, Simon O. Arn A, et al. Rev Med Suisse. 2023 Jun 7;19(830):1136-1140. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.830.1136. Rev Med Suisse. 2023. PMID: 37283383 French.
The elderly represent a group at risk of receiving problematic benzodiazepine (BZD) prescriptions in terms of duration or dose. ...A lack of usable clinical recommendations was noted, attributable to the lack of scientific knowledge and the complexity of geriatri …
The elderly represent a group at risk of receiving problematic benzodiazepine (BZD) prescriptions in terms of duration or dose …
Benzodiazepines and frail elderly people: how prescribing can be optimized?
Bérard C, McCambridge C, Sourdet S, Piau A, Rouch L, Chicoulaa B, Vellas B, Cestac P. Bérard C, et al. Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2018 Dec 1;16(4):359-366. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2018.0755. Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2018. PMID: 30378549 English.
In France, benzodiazepine (BZD) is frequently prescribed in elderly people (EP). ...At the end of the study, 33% of the patients had their BZD treatments optimized, including 17% of total discontinuation. Conclusion: In the frail elderly population, a standar …
In France, benzodiazepine (BZD) is frequently prescribed in elderly people (EP). ...At the end of the study, 33% of the patien …
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