Initial prescriptions of benzodiazepines, a class of drugs used to treat anxiety and sleep problems after a stroke may include too many pills for adults ages 65 or older, finds new study.

Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns. About 5% of people are prescribed a ...

Although there has been a slight downward trend in the prescription of benzodiazepines (depressants that relieve anxiety, ...

Although there has been a slight downward trend in the prescription of benzodiazepines (depressants that relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, produce sedation and reduce seizures) among older adults over ...