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Background
Sleep medicines should be prescribed cautiously, accompanied by instructions that ensure appropriate use and reduce risks. This is especially important for older adults, for whom many of these medicines are classified as potentially inappropriate medicines.
Methods
We investigated the use and appropriateness of dosing instructions for sleep medicines (described in the Finnish National...
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