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Term: Benzodiazepine Prescribing for Residents of Personal Care Homes (PCH)
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2014-05-21
Definition:
The percent of PCH residents 75 and older who had at least two prescriptions for benzodiazepines (ATC codes N05BA, N05CD, N05CF, and N03AE01) or at least one prescription for benzodiazepines with a greater than 30 day supply dispensed. PCHs with hospital-based pharmacies are excluded from this analysis as their prescription data were unavailable.
For more information, see the
Benzodiazepine Use
concept.
Related concepts
- Benzodiazepine Use / Benzodiazepine Dispensations
- Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use
Related terms
- Benzodiazepine Prescriptions
- Benzodiazepine Prescriptions to Community-Dwelling Older Adults
- Benzodiazepines
- Neighbourhood Clusters (NC)
- Personal Care Home (PCH)
- Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Benzodiazepines to Older Adults (75+)
- Regional Health Authority (RHA)
- Regional Health Authority (RHA) Districts
- Winnipeg Community Areas (CAs)
Term used in
- Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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