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T1 Benzodiazepine use in nursing homes: Too much or too little?
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2010
FD September 27
VO 170
IS 17
SP 1609
OP 1609
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.328
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.328
AB 
In the April 26, 2010, issue, Briesacher et al1 show that benzodiazepine use in nursing homes decreased significantly when Medicare stopped reimbursing for them in certain US states. Furthermore, they state that “the large reductions in benzodiazepine use were not associated with decreased risk of fracture outcomes.”1(p697) In fact, while their data show no change in absolute number of falls, there was a statistically significant increase in hip fractures.