Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs

Abstract

The objectives of this preliminary study were to identify a cohort of patients receiving outpatient prescriptions for a class of medications, benzodiazepines, that are known to increase the risk of adverse events, and to analyze the temporal association between outpatient benzodiazepine usage and impatient and outpatient injury-related health care encounters for this cohort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434015

Entities

People

  • Andrea M. Spehar
  • David M. Angaran
  • Dennis C. Werner
  • Dustin D. French
  • Heidi Means
  • Nicholas Coblio
  • Polly Palacios
  • Robert R. Campbell
  • Roy W. Coakley

Organizations

  • United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Therapy
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Outpatient Clinics
  • Patient Care
  • Pharmacies
  • Public Health
  • Risk Factors
  • Surgery

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
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