Primary Care Prescribing Patterns for Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs, and Evidence Gaps Concerning Hydroxyzine and Seasonality: A Systematic Review
Małgorzata Romaszko, Anita Nowacka, Michał Majewski · 2026
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Description
Sleeping pills and calming drugs are everyday tools in family medicine, yet how they are prescribed is poorly tracked. Małgorzata Romaszko, Anita Nowacka, and Michał Majewski review the evidence on prescribing of benzodiazepines, the related Z-drugs, and hydroxyzine in primary care. They follow standard review rules and gather fourteen original studies from 2015 to 2026 across three databases.
Most studies cover benzodiazepines, and their trends disagree: some report falling use, others rising use, especially in older and sicker patients. Z-drug patterns vary just as much between countries. Only one study looked at hydroxyzine on its own. Almost nothing is known about whether prescribing swings with the seasons. The authors call for research that fills these two gaps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Małgorzata Romaszko, Anita Nowacka, Michał Majewski |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |