PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T C Gilhooly
AU  - M G Webster
AU  - N W Poole
AU  - S Ross
TI  - What happens when doctors stop prescribing temazepam? Use of alternative therapies.
DP  - 1998 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 1601--1602
VI  - 48
IP  - 434
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/434/1601.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/434/1601.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Sep 01; 48
AB  - We investigated the withdrawal of temazepam in a single general practice using two alternative prescribing policies: an alternative benzodiazepine; or an alternative group of drugs recommended for short-term management of insomnia, including sedative antihistamines and chloral hydrate. The study showed that temazepam prescribing in general practice can be reduced or stopped by using a simple intervention. An alternative benzodiazepine is useful in helping patients to stop their use of hypnotic agents. The use of antihistamines as substitute hypnotics is not advocated on the basis of our findings.