%0 Journal Article
%T Patient Education and Pharmacist Consultation Influence on Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative Medication Deprescribing Success for Older Adults
%A Daniel Christian
%A Jennifer L Kuntz
%A Louis Kouch
%A Preston L Peterson
%A Weiming Hu
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.7812/TPP/18-161
%X Use of nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotics or ¡°Z-drugs¡±¡ªincluding eszopiclone, zolpidem, or zaleplon¡ªis discouraged for older adults; however, these medications commonly are prescribed to treat insomnia in this population. We evaluated the impact of direct-to-patient education, with or without a pharmacist consultation, on Z-drug discontinuation among Kaiser Permanente Northwest members age 64 years and older
%K aged
%K deprescribing
%K medication safety
%K nonbenzodiazepine sedatives
%K older adult patients
%K patient education
%K Z-drug
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326560/