Sleep medicines are often prescribed for older adults (≥75 years) without appropriate dosing instructions: A nationwide retrospective register study in Finland.
Sini-Tuulia EronenTerhi KurkoSirkka-Liisa KiveläTiina PaunioMarja AiraksinenTomi RantamäkiPublished in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2024)
It is common to prescribe sleep medicines for older adults without appropriate dosing instructions, particularly excluding warnings against long-term, regular use. Actions to change the current prescribing practices are warranted.