Long-term benzodiazepine use is less likely when shorter courses, a single medication or short-acting agents are prescribed, per cohort study of more than 1.8 million Canadian adults which could inform prescribing practices
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Researchers assess long-term benzodiazepine use in Canada.
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Article title: Association between initial benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and time to benzodiazepine discontinuation: A population-based retrospective cohort study
Author countries: Canada
Funding: This study was funded by a Womenmind Grant to co-principal investigators NB and TG https://www.camh.ca/en/get-involved/join-the-cause/womenmind. The Funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS Medicine
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: see manuscript
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