Prescription characteristics associated with drug overdose risk among adults prescribed benzodiazepines: a cohort study.
Donovan T MaustAmy S B BohnertJulie StromingerJason E GoldstickPublished in: BMC pharmacology & toxicology (2023)
In both the incident and continuing cohorts, patients dispensed fewer days' supply were at increased OD risk; those in the continuing cohort with more limited baseline BZD exposure were also at elevated risk. Concurrent medication exposures including opioids, antipsychotics, and antiepileptics were associated with short-term elevated OD risk.