2024
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1471457
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Association between polypharmacy and the long-term prescription of hypnotics in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Munehiro Komatsu,
Masahiro Takeshima,
Kazuhisa Yoshizawa
et al.

Abstract: IntroductionHypnotic polypharmacy and its long-term prescriptions constitute the inappropriate use of hypnotics. However, the relationship between hypnotic polypharmacy and prolonged prescriptions remains unclear. This study aimed to elucidate the association between hypnotic polypharmacy and the duration of hypnotic prescriptions.MethodsThis retrospective, cross-sectional study utilized a large dataset from the Japan Medical Data Center. The study population included adults who had been prescribed hypnotics b… Show more

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