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November 02, 2018 - Search All AHRQ Sites
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
April 27, 2004 - Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs
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Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing … Benzodiazepine Prescribing and Adverse Events
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Table 5. … Association of road-traffic accidents with
benzodiazepine use. … Benzodiazepine
tranquilizers and the risk of accidental injury. … Benzodiazepines and
injury: a risk adjusted model.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patterns-outpatient-benzodiazepine-prescribing-united-states
June 23, 2010 - Study
Patterns in outpatient benzodiazepine prescribing in the United States. … Patterns in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in the United States. … This observational study based on surveillance data documents increasing rates of benzodiazepine prescribing … The rate of coprescription of benzodiazepines with opioids and other sedating medications has also … Patterns in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in the United States.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
April 27, 2004 - Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs
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Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing … Benzodiazepine Prescribing and Adverse Events
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Table 5. … Association of road-traffic accidents with
benzodiazepine use. … Benzodiazepine
tranquilizers and the risk of accidental injury. … Benzodiazepines and
injury: a risk adjusted model.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds/citation/benzodiazepine-opioid-co
January 01, 2022 - Benzodiazepine-opioid co-prescribing in a national probability sample of ED encounters. … Benzodiazepine-opioid co-prescribing in a national probability sample of ED encounters.
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/recommendation-11-concurrent-use-opioids-and-benzodiazepines
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Benzodiazepine%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
January 01, 2018 - PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only
REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY
TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES
FOCUS ON BENZODIAZEPINE … RECEPTOR AGONISTS (BZRAs)FOCUS ON BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AGONISTS & Z-DRUGS (BZRAs)
As life changes … Evidence-based clinical
practice guideline for deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists. … Adapted from “Reducing Medications Safely to Meet Life’s Changes, Focus on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-medical-record-alert-associated-reduced-opioid-and-benzodiazepine-coprescribing
August 23, 2006 - Study
Electronic medical record alert associated with reduced opioid and benzodiazepine … Electronic Medical Record Alert Associated With Reduced Opioid and Benzodiazepine Coprescribing in High-risk … Opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing leads to increased risk for medication adverse events . … Electronic Medical Record Alert Associated With Reduced Opioid and Benzodiazepine Coprescribing in High-risk … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-prescribing-opioids-patients-increased-risk-overdose-benzodiazepine-use-united
July 27, 2016 - Classic
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose from benzodiazepine … Physician Prescribing of Opioids to Patients at Increased Risk of Overdose From Benzodiazepine Use in … Patients prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines concurrently may be at increased risk for adverse … Rates of opioid prescribing among patients using a benzodiazepine remained higher than rates in the … Physician Prescribing of Opioids to Patients at Increased Risk of Overdose From Benzodiazepine Use in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/balancing-safety-comfort-and-fall-risk-intervention-limit-opioid-and-benzodiazepine
December 22, 2021 - Study
Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid and benzodiazepine … Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Nearly one third of patients received a prescription for an opioid and/or benzodiazepine, and 11% had … Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions … 22, 2021
Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/764.html
May 01, 2021 - Prescription Rates of Dental Benzodiazepines Higher in the United States Than Other Countries
Issue … study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that dental benzodiazepine prescriptions … Dentists may use benzodiazepines to manage patient anxiety before a procedure. … Benzodiazepine prescribing is often associated with polydrug abuse and can lead to significant substance … This study was the first to offer an international comparison of benzodiazepine prescriptions.
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/476/Pilot%20Site%20Training%20for%20Pain%20Management%20Summary%20CDS%20for%20Repository.pdf
May 24, 2023 - preferred
– ≥90 MME/day is high risk
§ Urine drug screening (prior to and annually)
§ Avoid concurrent benzodiazepines … Assessments
§ MME amount - most recent
§ Urine drug screen results – all within the past 1 year
§ Benzodiazepine … ”
§ Benzodiazepine Medications
– Elements: Benzodiazepine medication statements and orders.
– Flag … if there is at least one benzodiazepine medication and at least one opioid medication:
“Benzodiazepine … ”
– Flag if there is at least one benzodiazepine medication: “Evidence of a benzodiazepine medication
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/476/Pilot%20Site%20Training%20for%20Pain%20Management%20Summary%20CDS_for%20Repository.pdf
September 21, 2018 - preferred
– ≥90 MME/day is high risk
▪ Urine drug screening (prior to and annually)
▪ Avoid concurrent benzodiazepines … – Stool softeners and laxatives
Risk Considerations
– MME amount
– Urine drug screen results
– Benzodiazepine … ”
▪ Benzodiazepine Medications
– Elements: Benzodiazepine medication statements and orders. … – Flag if there is at least one benzodiazepine medication and at least one opioid medication:
“Benzodiazepine … ”
– Flag if there is at least one benzodiazepine medication: “Evidence of a benzodiazepine medication
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srdr.ahrq.gov/projects/1596/studies/192258
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-concurrent-use-prescription-opioids-and-benzodiazepines-and-overdose
March 07, 2018 - Study
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines … Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines increases risk for adverse drug events . … Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/adverse-events-rehab-hospitals.pdf
July 01, 2016 - or change in mental status due to medications
• Multiple episodes of unresponsiveness secondary to benzodiazepine … an acute-care
hospital
• Cascade in which medication-induced confusion and agitation secondary to benzodiazepine … secondary to multiple medications, including an opioid analgesic, an
atypical antipsychotic, and a benzodiazepine … medication used to lower blood pressure
• Hallucinations secondary to hypnotic
• Confusion secondary to benzodiazepine … Lethargy secondary to opioid pain medication
• Sedation and lethargy secondary to antianxiety medications (benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-safety-events-related-diagnostic-imaging
January 26, 2022 - Patient Safety
Opioids and benzodiazepines are commonly used medications in the acute care setting … In the United States, over half of hospitalized patients receive opioids and 48% receive benzodiazepines … . 2,3 Opioids and benzodiazepines can be beneficial; however, their respiratory depressant effects are … Concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use is associated with a two-fold increase in all-cause mortality … Benzodiazepine pharmacology and central nervous system-mediated effects.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s116.pdf
October 01, 2007 - However, we did find that
the IV was associated with the use of long-acting benzodiazepines. … Long-
acting benzodiazepines are not recommended for use in the
elderly as they have been associated … of which 530 (18.6%) were for
a long-acting benzodiazepine. … This is likely to be a
result of long-acting benzodiazepines being indicated for
certain psychiatric … Benzodiazepines of long and short
elimination half-life and the risk of hip fracture.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_consumer.pdf
August 01, 2017 - Eszopiclone (Lunesta®), zolpidem (Ambien®), and zaleplon (Sonata®)
are a type of medicine called non-benzodiazepine … �Temazepam (Restoril®) is a benzodiazepine hypnotic. … Non-medicine treatment
CBT-I Yes No
Medicines
Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics
Eszopiclone (Lunesta®) Yes … possibly serious
Antidepressant
Doxepin (Silenor®) Maybe, in the short term Yes, possibly serious
Benzodiazepine … Benzodiazepine hypnotic
Temazepam
(Restoril®)
��Drowsiness
��Dizziness
��Headache
��Nervousness
��Nausea
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
June 20, 2023 - Case-control studies found an association between benzodiazepine use and suicide death 85 and spontaneous … One included study found an association between use of benzodiazepine for treatment of anxiety and higher … US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning:
…even when taken at recommended dosages, [benzodiazepine … Benzodiazepines versus placebo for panic disorder in adults. … FDA requiring Boxed Warning updated to improve safe use of benzodiazepine drug class: includes potential