Development and pilot evaluation of an electronic trigger-based surveillance model for sedative-hypnotic drug misuse in a tertiary hospital
Jianxi Liu, Ning Du, Xueyan Liu, Wenxiu Cao, Quan Zhao, Yinglin Wang · 2026
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Jianxi Liu and colleagues develop in 2026 an electronic trigger system to flag sedative-hypnotic drug misuse in a large hospital. Such drugs carry dependence risk, yet passive reporting misses most cases. The team first reviewed over 16,000 outpatient prescriptions, then ran a ten-day live pilot.
A trigger dictionary inside the hospital system produced 200 automated alerts during the pilot. Phone screening of high-risk patients found 17 meeting criteria for suspected dependence, while the passive system found none in the same span. Benzodiazepine use, older age, and longer therapy stood out. Pharmacists can use the alerts to triage cases and curb diversion risks in busy clinics.
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| CREATOR | Jianxi Liu, Ning Du, Xueyan Liu, Wenxiu Cao, Quan Zhao, Yinglin Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |