Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Prescribing for Insomnia Among Adults in Primary Health Care Facilities in Beijing, China

Mengyuan Fu; Yuezhen Zhu; Zhiwen Gong; Can Li; Huangqianyu Li; Luwen Shi; Xiaodong Guan

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0044

Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Prescribing for Insomnia Among Adults in Primary Health Care Facilities in Beijing, China

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e230044. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0044.

Authors

Mengyuan Fu^{1

2}, Yuezhen Zhu¹, Zhiwen Gong¹, Can Li¹, Huangqianyu Li², Luwen Shi^{1

2}, Xiaodong Guan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
² International Research Center for Medicinal Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines the benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) prescribing rate for insomnia among adult patients in primary health care facilities (PHFs) in China.

MeSH terms

Adult
Beijing
Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use
Humans
Primary Health Care
Receptors, GABA-A
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders* / drug therapy
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders* / epidemiology

Substances

Receptors, GABA-A
Benzodiazepines