Grimmsmann, ThomasThomasGrimmsmannHarden, MarkusMarkusHardenFiß, ThomasThomasFißHimmel, WolfgangWolfgangHimmel2021-08-262021-08-262018https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/88876Hospitalisation influences drug therapy in ambulatory care and this influence is generally negatively perceived. The few studies that have explored changes in benzodiazepine or sleep medication use as a function of hospitalisation failed to precisely determine the hospital's role in initiating, continuing and discontinuing these drugs on a valid basis. The aim of the study was to ascertain the overall influence of hospitalisation on the prescription of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in outpatient care with a special focus on the role of different hospital departments and drug classes.enjournal_article10.4414/smw.2018.1459029442341