Insomnia management in Dutch general practice: a routine care database study.

Short statementThere are concerns about the prescription rate and nature of sleep medication prescribed for patients with sleep disturbance. Analysis of routine care data can provide insights in general practitioners (GPs) management of insomnia.3 main statements GPs prescribed sleep medication in the first consultation to 64.6% of the patients who consulted them for sleep disturbance for the first time.Over two years including the first consultation, 48.4% of the patients received a (documented) non-pharmacological intervention, 77.0% a sleep medication prescription.Among patients receiving medication, the majority received short-acting benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs), but 39.5% (also) received an unrecommended drug.