HCPlive (6/7, Iopoce) reports researchers have “examined the frequency of use and persistent use of benzodiazepine” medications “in patients undergoing major and minor surgery.” After examining claims data from the Marketscan Database from “nearly 50 million enrollees with commercial insurance from 350 payers and six million Medicaid recipients from 12 states,” the research team “found that a small percentage of surgical patients receive benzodiazepine prescriptions, but one in five of these patients use the” medication “persistently.” The findings were published online June 3 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Perioperative Benzodiazepine Prescription Linked to Persistent Use in Surgical Patients “Connor Iapoce, HCPlive, June 7, 2021