Capsule Commentary on Kroll et al., Benzodiazepines Are Prescribed More Frequently to Patients Already at Risk for Benzodiazepine-Related Adverse Events in Primary Care

Trends in benzodiazepine and alternative hypnotic use in relation with multimorbidity among older adults in Quebec, Canada

“…37 This situation might denote the high complexity clinicians face when dealing with both mental and physical health conditions. 41 Benzodiazepine and alternative PIMs use has also been demonstrated to be more prevalent in people with physical illnesses, including chronic pain, pulmonary diseases, osteoporosis. 13,37,42 Given their diseases, those patients are already more at risk of harm from benzodiazepines and alternative PIMs, such as a hip fracture.…”

“…Treatment of those patients seems to be different, and it was suggested that depressed people with comorbidities were more likely to be prescribed benzodiazepines than depressed people with no other conditions 37 . This situation might denote the high complexity clinicians face when dealing with both mental and physical health conditions 41 . Benzodiazepine and alternative PIMs use has also been demonstrated to be more prevalent in people with physical illnesses, including chronic pain, pulmonary diseases, osteoporosis 13,37,42 .…”