Antipsychotic, benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescriptions in a Swiss hospital network in the Choosing Wisely and COVID-19 eras: a longitudinal study
The increase in antipsychotics quantitatively matched the decrease in benzodiazepine/Z-drug prescribing, suggesting a shift from one to the other sedative therapy. The same trend was visible in the ongoing prescriptions at admission revealing a similar out-of-hospital approach. This suggests a change in sedative prescribing strategy rather than the choice of alternative, non-pharmacological approaches. Furthermore, the variation between similar services of different hospitals points out the consequences of local prescribing cultures and the importance of continuously monitoring and benchmarking medication prescriptions.
Authors
- Angela Greco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-0349)
- Jvan Gianini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2335-4571)
- Luca Gabutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1929-6759)
- Nicola Grignoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-2159)
- Luca Clivio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-418X)
- Vanessa Gagliano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-1406)
- Alessandro Ceschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-0405)
- Martina Zandonà
- Gloria Salemme
- Alessandro Merler
- Vanessa Feyling Benitez
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Repubblica e Cantone Ticino (CH)
- Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli (CH)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3409
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70