PURPOSE To limit misuse and save costs, on January 1, 2009, benzodiazepines were
excluded from the Dutch reimbursement list when used as anxiolytic, hypnotic, or sedative …

Background Benzodiazepines are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for anxiety
disorders. While they are indicated as adjunctive treatment for short-term use according to …

Background Benzodiazepine use is associated with adverse drug events and higher
mortality. Known risk factors for benzodiazepine-related adverse events include lung …

The objective was to analyse clinical and non-clinical factors associated with the receipt of a
prescription for a benzodiazepine among general practice patients. A survey of 110 …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the indications for benzodiazepine
use, and the baseline characteristics, duration of use and clinical outcomes of older primary …

Background Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed to patients with drug use disorders.
However, it has previously been difficult to distinguish whether this frequent prescribing was …

Objective To assess the extent, characteristics and determinants of benzodiazepine
prescription in outpatient Primary Health Care. Methods A clinical audit of a stratified random …

Importance Benzodiazepines are implicated in a growing number of overdose-related
deaths. Objectives To quantify patterns in outpatient benzodiazepine prescribing and to …

Background In an attempt to control chronic benzodiazepine use and its costs in the
Netherlands, health care insurance reimbursement of this medication was stopped on …

OBJECTIVE To explore the attitudes of FPs toward benzodiazepine (BZD) prescribing and
the perceived barriers to nonpharmacologic approaches to managing stress, anxiety, and …