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Among ambulatory elderly individuals, flurazepam and diazepam are the most commonly used hypnotics and minor tranquilizers, respectively, and nearly 90% of daily hypnotic users take these medications chronically for over a year. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

April 6, 2009Gerontology

Psychotropic Drug Use in an Ambulatory Elderly Population

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Population

3,192 ambulatory elderly persons participating in a health screening program (2,009 women [63%], 1,183 men [37%])

Outcome

Prevalence and patterns of psychotropic drug use

The study highlights a high rate of chronic hypnotic use (longer than 1 year) among ambulatory elderly individuals.

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Implication

Chronic hypnotic use in ambulatory elderly warrants clinical review; leaves open optimal deprescribing strategies and contemporary risk data.

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Stewart et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a19dd833f3ec013f0df2c12 https://doi.org/10.1159/000212550

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Chronic hypnotic use in ambulatory elderly warrants clinical review; leaves open optimal deprescribing strategies and contemporary risk data.

Psychotropic Drug Use in an Ambulatory Elderly Population

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Psychotropic Drug Use in an Ambulatory Elderly Population

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