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- Title
Effect of concomitant use of benzodiazepines and other drugs on the risk of injury in a veterans population.
- Authors
French, Dustin D; Chirikos, Thomas N; Spehar, Andrea; Campbell, Robert; Means, Heidi; Bulat, Tatjana
- Abstract
Benzodiazepines comprise a class of drugs that when used as monotherapy are generally acknowledged to pose a risk for injury by increasing the likelihood of falls, fall-related injuries, adverse drug events and car accidents. Benzodiazepines may also be used concomitantly with other high risk medications that may further exacerbate the risk of injury. The aim of this study is to examine the occurrence of the concomitant use of benzodiazepines and other drugs and then quantify the indirect effect of these drug combinations on the likelihood of an injury-related health care episode.
- Publication
Drug safety, 2005, Vol 28, Issue 12, p1141
- ISSN
0114-5916
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/00002018-200528120-00008