Table 1

Impact of Secured Prescription Implementation for Zolpidem on Hypnotics Use in France (in Number of Reimbursed Defined Daily Doses per Month; Unit is 1,000 DDDs)

Prior Trend (1/15–3/17)
No. (95% CI)
Level Change (Intervention Time: 4/17)
No. (95% CI)
Trend Change (5/17–3/18 vs 1/15–3/17)
No. (95% CI)
Zolpidem−2.95 (−4.79 to −1.12)−161.87 (−215.42 to −108.32)−14.39 (−20.87 to −7.91)
Zopiclone−0.76 (−2.06 to 0.54)64.87 (26.92 to 102.82)6.62 (2.02 to 11.21)
Estazolam−0.06 (−0.11 to −0.01)−1.44 (−2.88 to 0.00)−0.10 (−0.27 to 0.07)
Nitrazepam−0.12 (−0.23 to −0.01)3.17 (0.01 to 6.32)−0.41 (−0.80 to −0.03)
Loprazolam−0.28 (−0.47 to −0.08)4.76 (−0.85 to 10.36)0.31 (−0.37 to 0.98)
Lormetazepam0.11 (−0.74 to 0.96)17.69 (−7.18 to 42.55)2.42 (−0.59 to 5.43)
Alimémazine0.05 (−0.32 to 0.43)4.18 (−6.70 to 15.06)−1.16 (−2.47 to 0.16)
Zolpidem + zopiclone (equivalent zolpidem)−3.71 (−6.16 to −1.27)−97.00 (−168.40 to −25.61)−7.77 (−16.42 to 0.87)
All except alimémazine (equivalent zolpidem)−4.31 (−8.17 to −0.45)−69.66 (−182.32 to 43.00)−4.95 (−18.59 to 8.69)