Mortality Related to Benzodiazepines or Other Psychotropic Drugs in Patients with Cancer

Methods From a retrospective cohort constructed with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), patients with a diagnosis of cancer before their cohort entry were identified and classified according to their exposure (BZ, psychotropic drug, or non-exposed control). Association between drugs and...

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Published in:Clinical therapeutics 2017-08, Vol.39 (8), p.e12-e13
Main Authors: Baricault, B, Palmaro, A, Lapeyre-Mestre, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antidepressants
Benzodiazepines
Cancer
Drugs
Exposure
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Patients
Psychotropic drugs
Studies
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Summary:Methods From a retrospective cohort constructed with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), patients with a diagnosis of cancer before their cohort entry were identified and classified according to their exposure (BZ, psychotropic drug, or non-exposed control). Association between drugs and one year mortality was studied using Cox regression model,...
ISSN:0149-2918
1879-114X
DOI:10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.05.040