Effect of anxiolytic and hypnotic drug prescriptions on mortality hazards: retrospective cohort study

Weich, S.; Pearce, H. L.; Croft, P.; Singh, S.; Crome, I.; Bashford, J.; Frisher, M.

doi:10.1136/bmj.g1996

Effect of anxiolytic and hypnotic drug prescriptions on mortality hazards: retrospective cohort study

Objective To test the hypothesis that people taking anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs are at increased risk of premature mortality, using primary care prescription records and after adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting 273 UK primary care pra…