[Prescribing Trends of Benzodiazepine and other Sedatives in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration between 2013 and 2020: A Retrospective Study].

Samuel GomesPaula Broeiro-GonçalvesCristina MeirelesDaniel CaldeiraJoão CostaMara Pereira GuerreiroNadine RibeiroRenata Afonso

Published in: Acta medica portuguesa (2023)

There was, overall, a decreasing trend in the dispensing of benzodiazepines in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region. Even though this data suggests a change in the therapeutic pattern for insomnia, more robust studies are needed to confirm this observation.

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