Use of Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Prevalence and Appropriateness
Open Access
- 9 December 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOS Press in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
- Vol. 5 (1), 871-879
- https://doi.org/10.3233/adr-210041
Abstract
Background: Guidelines worldwide recommend restricted prescription of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs), i.e., benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, for the treatment of dementia-associated behavioral and psychological symptoms and insomnia. Objective:This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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