Pharmacists' interventions to reduce sedative/hypnotic use for insomnia in hospitalized patients

• Auteurs principaux: Aisha F. Badr (Auteur), Sawsan Kurdi (Auteur), Samah Alshehri (Auteur), Claire McManus (Auteur), Jeannie Lee (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Hospitalization can contribute to insomnia in many patients and is usually treated symptomatically. However, sedative/hypnotic misuse is associated with complications in this population, especially in the elderly. Such complications include dizziness, falls and over-sedation. Due to the...