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To Sleep or not to Sleep : Here are your Questions Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)

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Therapeutics Letter 11 reviews the treatment of transient and chronic insomnia in the primary care setting. Conclusions: Manage insomnia in your practice by education and encouragement of appropriate sleep habits. If indicated prescribe hypnotics with short half-lifes, in low doses, for short duration, and not for regular nightly use.

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Title
To Sleep or not to Sleep : Here are your Questions
Alternate Title
Therapeutics Letter 11
Creator
Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued
1995-12
Description
Therapeutics Letter 11 reviews the treatment of transient and chronic insomnia in the primary care setting. Conclusions: Manage insomnia in your practice by education and encouragement of appropriate sleep habits. If indicated prescribe hypnotics with short half-lifes, in low doses, for short duration, and not for regular nightly use.
Subject
Hypnotics and Sedatives; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Notes
The UBC TI is funded by the BC Ministry of Health to provide evidence-based information about drug therapy. We neither formulate nor adjudicate provincial drug policies.
Date Available
2023-06-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433586
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85000
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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