Risk and Benefit Assessment of Hypnotic Agents for Sleep Disorders Among Elderly
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2018-12-01
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Summary
The aims of this study are to (1) examine the medication use patterns of commonly prescribed
hypnotics and the factors that were associated with the long-term and short-term use patterns
among the elderly population in Taiwan; (2)investigate the associations of using hypnotics
with the elderly patients' disease statuses, efficacy and safety, as well as its
pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic characteristics;(3) determine the clinical, economic and
humanistic outcomes of using hypnotics and the corresponding contributing factors for the
elderly in Taiwan.