Prescribers are making consistent gains in reducing the use of benzodiazepines in older adults, but more education is needed to cut these rates even more, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.15292/full).
It is well established that benzodiazepines double the risk for vehicular crashes, falls, and broken hips in patients over 65 years of age. Since 2012, all benzodiazepines have been included in the