Treatment of older adults with insomnia, agitation, or delirium with benzodiazepines a review of the clinical effectiveness and guidelines

The objective of this report is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety, and guidelines for use of sedative hypnotic agents in older adults with insomnia, agitation or delirium. This report is an update to a previous Rapid Response Summary of Abstracts on the treatment of older adults with inso...

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Ottawa, Ontario] Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2016, 14 January 2016
Series:Rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The objective of this report is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety, and guidelines for use of sedative hypnotic agents in older adults with insomnia, agitation or delirium. This report is an update to a previous Rapid Response Summary of Abstracts on the treatment of older adults with insomnia, agitation or delirium with benzodiazepines
Physical Description:1 PDF file (14 pages) illustrations