Background: There is increasing concern over the use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists
(BZRAs). The objective of this study was to describe BZRA dispensations in the province of …

Background Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) are commonly used clinically and
data on their hazardous use from large populations of psychiatric patients is limited. Aims To …

Background Contrary to most European guidelines, benzodiazepine receptor agonists
(BZRA) are often used continuously at a low dosage, being the most common form of long …

In recent years, the prescription trends of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) have
not been investigated in Japan despite the publication of guidelines that promote cautious …

Objective: The authors investigated the frequency and determinants of long-term use and
risk of dose escalation of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs …

Purpose To examine the impact of new controlled drugs legislation introduced in May 2017
on benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) prescribing in Ireland. Methods A repeated …

Objectives The objective of the study was to examine the trend of benzodiazepine
prescribing under Medicare Part D formulary restriction. Methods A secondary data analysis …

Objective Sedative-hypnotic medications (eg, Benzodiazepines [BZDs] and non-
benzodiazepine receptor agonists [nBZRAs]) are associated with adverse events, especially …

Aims The aim of this study was to examine prescribing trends for benzodiazepines and Z‐
drugs to General Medical Services (GMS) patients in Ireland. Methods A repeated cross …

Background Older adults are especially susceptible to adverse consequences of potentially
inappropriate medications (PIMs), such as benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZDRAs) …