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Review
. 2001 Jul 14;145(28):1342-6.

[Long-term use of benzodiazepines]

[Article in Dutch]
W J Gorgels  1 , R C Oude Voshaar, A J Mol, M H Breteler, E H van de Lisdonk, F G Zitman
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  • PMID: 11484430
Review

[Long-term use of benzodiazepines]

[Article in Dutch]
W J Gorgels et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

Benzodiazepines are the most prescribed drugs in the Netherlands. There is scarcely an indication for long-term benzodiazepine use. Long-term use may lead to dependency and is associated with an increased risk of accidents/falls and cognitive function impairment. Therefore national and international guidelines advocate a conservative prescription policy, especially with respect to long-term prescription. It appears that these guidelines are not followed in practice. A standard sized general practice in the Netherlands contains, on average, 75 long-term benzodiazepine users. There appear to be both patient and GP related factors which influence the maintenance of this long-term use of benzodiazepines.

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