Long-term benzodiazepine use is less likely when shorter courses, a single medication or short-acting agents are prescribed, per cohort study of more than 1.8 million Canadian adults which could inform prescribing practices

Long-term benzodiazepine use is less likely when shorter courses, a single medication or short-acting agents are prescribed, per cohort study of more than 1.8 million Canadian adults which could inform prescribing practices

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Article title: Association between initial benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and time to benzodiazepine discontinuation: A population-based retrospective cohort study

Author countries: Canada

Funding: This study was funded by a Womenmind Grant to co-principal investigators NB and TG https://www.camh.ca/en/get-involved/join-the-cause/womenmind. The Funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.