Insomnia management in Dutch general practice: a routine care database study.

Mette H BakkerNina A OldejansJacqueline G HugtenburgHenriëtte E van der HorstPauline Slottje

Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2023)

Although the guidelines advocate non-pharmacological treatment and warn against unwarranted sleep medication, it is still very common in Dutch general practice to prescribe medication, even at the first sleep consultation. Prescriptions frequently include unrecommended and off-label drugs or repeated BZRA prescriptions.

Keyphrases

general practice
sleep quality
primary care
healthcare
palliative care
adverse drug
clinical practice
physical activity
quality improvement
emergency department
pain management
replacement therapy
drug induced
affordable care act