Abstract

According to a study, inpatients on benzodiazepines in the department of internal medicine of a hospital were followed for 1 year. 50% of the patients prescribed benzodiazepine for the 1st time were taking the drug even after 1 year. The sociodemographic data included patient's hospital record number, gender, age, marital status, profession, education, and place of residence. There is a huge prescription discrepancy between the types of benzodiazepines prescribed and the duration of their action in different studies. [...]in our study as well as others, indication for benzodiazepine usage was anxiety and substance withdrawal. No significant association has been documented between age, gender, marital status, economic conditions, and the requirement for benzodiazepine use.

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Title
A study of benzodiazepine prescription patterns in a tertiary general hospital
Author
Nerlekar, Sharmada 1 ; Roy, Parijat 2 ; Karia, Sagar 2 ; Adhikari, Alka 2 ; Shah, Nilesh 2 ; Desousa, Avinash

 Department of Pharmacology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 
 Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 
Pages
379-382
Section
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Association of Physiologists, Pharmacists & Pharmacologists
ISSN
23204672
e-ISSN
22313206
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2250974543
Copyright
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