Feasibility and effectiveness of deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z‐drugs: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Background and Aims A total of 2.4 million adults in England were dispensed a benzodiazepine or Z‐drug (BZRA) in 2017/18, and more than 250 000 patients in the UK take BZRAs beyond the recommended duration. Deprescribing is a clinician‐guided process of withdrawing inappropriate drugs. This revie…