Study finds sleeping pills overprescribed

Science. 1979 Apr 20;204(4390):287-8. doi: 10.1126/science.219479.
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MeSH terms

  • Barbiturates / adverse effects
  • Barbiturates / pharmacology
  • Benzodiazepines / adverse effects
  • Benzodiazepines / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate
  • Sleep, REM / drug effects
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

  • Barbiturates
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Benzodiazepines