Trends in the multiple prescriptions of hypnotic drugs in a university outpatient in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In Japan, the daily dosage of hypnotic drugs for insomnia treatment is increasing year by year, and over-dependence on treatment with hypnotic drugs is a major problem. This study aimed to examine the factors related to the elimination of prescriptions of three or more hypnotic drugs within 1 year in our clinic.

Methods

We conducted two surveys. Survey ① assessed the frequency of prescriptions of three or more hypnotic drugs by retrospectively reviewing the medical records of all patients who visited general and psychiatric outpatient clinics from January 2013 to March 2019. Survey ② assessed changes in prescriptions of hypnotic and psychotropic drugs within the subsequent year by retrospectively reviewing the medical records of all patients prescribed three or more hyp

SUBMITTER: Kato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10932787 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature