Prescription insomnia medication use on the rise
KEY POINT
According to a recent study of community-dwelling adults, use of insomnia medication within the prior month increased over an approximate 10-year period (1999–2010), with a high rate of concurrent use of other sedating medications. Notably, use of nonbenzodiazepine benzodiazepine-receptor agonists increased 4-fold during this time period.
SOURCES
Bertisch SM et al. National use of prescription medications for insomnia: NHANES 1999–2010. Sleep. 2014;37(2):343–349.
