Impact of the Medical Policy Intervention for Polypharmacy on Long‐Term Prescriptions of Hypnotic Medications in Older Patients: An Interrupted Time‐Series Analysis Using a Nationwide Claims Database in Japan
The medical fee revisions related to polypharmacy significantly redirected the long-term prescription trends of BZDs, z-drugs, and ramelteon/ORAs toward a decline.
Authors
- Tomohiro Omura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5520-253X)
- Ikuko Yano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-5628)
- Takeshi Kimura
- Ryunosuke Saeki
- Kazuhiro Yamamoto
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Kobe University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70376
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.68
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science