Elizabeth T. Mansi

Nov 27, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Elizabeth T. Mansi |Christopher T. Rentsch |Richard Bourne |Bruce Guthrie

One in 20 adults hospitalised for critical illness were prescribed a new benzodiazepine or z-drug within 90 days of hospital discharge by their primary care provider. Almost half of those prescribed received more than one prescription. Zopiclone was the most common drug prescribed (50%) followed by diazepam (19%). Patient-level factors associated with benzodiazepine or z-drug prescription included a history of insomnia, anxiety or depression and recent opioid prescription.