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      Long-term benzodiazepine and Z-drugs use in England: a survey of general practice [corrected].

      The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
      Royal College of General Practitioners
      withdrawal, drug dependence, hypnotics and sedatives, Z-drugs, benzodiazepines

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          Current British National Formulary (BNF) guidelines state that benzodiazepines and zolpidem, zopiclone, and zaleplon, commonly known as Z-drugs (BZD), be prescribed for no more than 4 weeks, although anecdotal data suggest that many patients are prescribed BZDs for much longer. As there are no recent, evidence-based estimates of long-term (>12 months) BZD use in the UK, the scale of this potential problem is unknown.

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          28716996
          5569740
          10.3399/bjgp17X691865

          withdrawal,drug dependence,hypnotics and sedatives,Z-drugs,benzodiazepines

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