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Use of Benzodiazepines in BC : Is it consistent with recommendations? Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)

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Therapeutics Letter 54 considers whether the use of benzodiazepines in British Columbia (BC), Canada is consistent with recommendations. Conclusions: The pattern of utilization of benzos in BC appears inconsistent with the recommendations of educational groups, regulators and manufacturers: Approximately 170,000 people are receiving amounts incompatible with short-term or intermittent use. The two groups most vulnerable to adverse effects, women and the elderly, are the highest users. Use of long half-life drugs (>10 hours) predominates. The overall benefits and harms from this drug exposure in BC is unknown.

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Use of Benzodiazepines in BC : Is it consistent with recommendations?
Alternate Title
Therapeutics Letter 54
Creator
Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued
2004-12
Description
Therapeutics Letter 54 considers whether the use of benzodiazepines in British Columbia (BC), Canada is consistent with recommendations. Conclusions: The pattern of utilization of benzos in BC appears inconsistent with the recommendations of educational groups, regulators and manufacturers: Approximately 170,000 people are receiving amounts incompatible with short-term or intermittent use. The two groups most vulnerable to adverse effects, women and the elderly, are the highest users. Use of long half-life drugs (>10 hours) predominates. The overall benefits and harms from this drug exposure in BC is unknown.
Subject
Benzodiazepines; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Inappropriate Prescribing
Geographic Location
British Columbia
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
10.14288/1.0433633
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85043
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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