Older adults are more vulnerable than younger adults to the effects of substance use,
including the exacerbation of chronic medical and mental health conditions. These concerns …

The use of psychotropic drugs (antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-
related drugs, and antidepressants) is common, with a prevalence estimates range of 19 …

Background The high prevalence and long-term use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) treatment
are debated topics because of the risk they can cause to the patients. Despite the current …

Importance Evidence comparing the consequences of Choosing Wisely recommendations
across health systems or with the consequences of recommendations plus policy change is …

Abstract Background Through the Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) campaign, national
medical specialty societies have released hundreds of recommendations against health …

Background Sedative use in older adults increases the risk of falls, fractures, and
hospitalizations. The D-PRESCRIBE (Developing Pharmacist-Led Research to Educate and …

Objectives Geriatric guidelines strongly recommend avoiding benzodiazepines and non-
benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics in older adults. Hospitalisation may provide an important …

Background Beers criteria have been into the mainstay to characterize the potentially
inappropriate medication since its first publication, but the recent version, Beers 2019, is yet …

Abstract Study Objectives The study objectives were to explore trends in prevalence of
couse of benzodiazepine receptor modulators and opioids, and nonselective and selective …

Objectives Public awareness initiatives have attracted growing attention globally, as a
strategy to reduce low-value care and disinformation. However, knowledge gap remains in …