The acute cognitive effects of zopiclone, zolpidem, zaleplon, and eszopiclone: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EK Stranks, SF Crowe - Journal of clinical and experimental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The “z-drugs” zopiclone, zolpidem, eszopiclone, and zaleplon were introduced in the 1980s
for the treatment of insomnia, as it was observed that the side effect profile associated with …

[PDF][PDF] Psychotropic medications in older adults: a review

M Ćurković, K Dodig-Ćurković, A Petek Erić… - Psychiatria …, 2016 - hrcak.srce.hr
PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN OLDER ADULTS: A REVIEW Page 1 13 Psychiatria
Danubina, 2016; Vol. 28, No. 1, pp 13-24 Review © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croatia …

Trends in the utilisation of psychotropic medications in Australia from 2000 to 2011

CP Stephenson, E Karanges… - Australian & New …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study examined longitudinal trends in the dispensing of psychotropic
medications in Australia from January 2000 to December 2011. Method: Dispensing data for …

Health status and healthcare trends of individuals accessing Australian aged care programmes over a decade: the Registry of Senior Australians historical cohort

MC Inacio, C Lang, SCE Bray… - Internal Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Understanding the health profile, service and medicine use of Australians in the
aged care sector will help inform appropriate service provision for our ageing population …

Evaluation of pharmaceutical abuse and illicit drug use in South Korea by wastewater-based epidemiology

KY Kim, JE Oh - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Drug abuse trends in South Korea were assessed by estimating the consumption rates of
drugs that may be abused or misused by performing wastewater-based drug epidemiology …

Trends in the prescription of drugs used for insomnia: an open-cohort study in Australian general practice, 2011–2018

M Begum, D Gonzalez-Chica, C Bernardo… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background Despite an increase in the prevalence of sleep problems, few studies have
investigated changes in the prescribing of drugs that are often used to manage insomnia …

Psychotropic medication use in Australia, 2007 to 2015: changes in annual incidence, prevalence and treatment exposure

J Brett, EA Karanges, B Daniels… - Australian & New …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To examine changes in annual patterns of psychotropic medication use in
Australia from 2007 to 2015. Methods: We used a 10% sample of individual-level nationwide …

Affective and anxiety disorders: prevalence, treatment and antidepressant medication use

SA Hollingworth, PM Burgess… - Australian & New …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and treatment of
affective and anxiety disorders in adults in Australia and compare these with the dispensed …

Drug burden index, physical function, and adverse outcomes in older hospitalized patients

E Lowry, RJ Woodman, RL Soiza… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Drug Burden Index (DBI) is associated with poorer physical function in stable,
community‐dwelling, older people. The authors speculated that a higher DBI is associated …

Twenty‐year trends in benzodiazepine dispensing in the A ustralian population

MM Islam, KM Conigrave, CA Day… - Internal Medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Considerable concern has been expressed about overprescribing of benzodiazepines
and related harms. Past analyses have relied on W orld H ealth O rganization‐defined daily …