Therapeutic dilemmas with benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: insomnia and anxiety disorders versus increased fall risk: a clinical review.

Andreas CapiauLiesbeth HuysEveline van PoelgeestNathalie van der VeldeMirko PetrovicAnnemie Somersnull null

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2022)

Prescribing BZDs and Z-drugs should be done in a well-considered way in fall-prone older people. A good overview and insight in the fall-related adverse effects of these drugs, as well as the availability of different strategies to increase the appropriate use, including deprescribing initiatives, can assist clinicians in clinical decision-making.

Keyphrases

decision making
primary care
drug induced
emergency department
adverse drug
physical activity