Deprescribing benzodiazepines across different healthcare settings: a quality improvement initiative.

ABSTRACT: Due to growing awareness of risks associated with benzodiazepine (BZD) use, these medications are now considered potentially inappropriate for older adults. Despite this, older adults are more likely to receive these medications than younger adults, with those in long-term care (LTC) being particularly vulnerable, emphasising the importance of reducing BZD prescriptions. Other studies have shown success in reducing BZD prescriptions using a patient-focused multicomponent intervention: however, this approach has not been well studied in LTC.During a seventeen-month quality improvement (QI) initiative conducted in an Edmonton LTC facility, a patient-focused multicomponent intervention (pharmacist-led medication review, counselling, patient and staff education, and new patient information res

SUBMITTER: Carr F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778265 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature