07.19.2012 - By RCGP
In the UK in 2009 there were 4.2 million prescription items dispensed, at a cost of £19 million. Interventions to reduce the number of long term users of Benzodiazepines would have both clinical and economical benefits. This EKU podcast discusses the current issues of Benzodiazepines use in primary care and ways in which it can be reduced with Dr Alan Cohen, Director of Primary Care at the West London Mental Health Trust.