Benzodiazepine and Z-drug consumption in a national social security organization in Argentina: rational or excessive use?

• Main Authors: Gustavo Marin (Author), Julieta Del Mauro (Author), Lupe Marin (Author), Martin A. Urtasun (Author), Gina Marin (Author), Daniel Nucher (Author), Carlos Dacher (Author), Dario Diaz Perez (Author), Martín Cañás (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Benzodiazepines and "Z-drugs" (BZD/Z) are overprescribed in many countries. This study evaluates their consumption in a social security sector health insurance provider with national coverage in Argentina. With a descriptive and observational approach, outpatient dispensations of BZD/Zs we...