Prescribing patterns of benzodiazepine in Malaysia from 2014 to 2016

• Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Pakururazi, Fatin Azzyati, Zin, Che Suraya, Abdul Halim, Helina
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53465/1/53465_Prescribing%20patterns%20of%20benzodiazepine.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53465/2/53465_Prescribing%20patterns%20of%20benzodiazepine_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53465/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pds.4629
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Although benzodiazepines (BZDs) are often prescribed to treat wide range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, they are also associated with various harms and risks, as well as tendency of inappropriate prescribing. To date, the prescribing patterns of BZDs at outpatient terti...