Introduction:

Benzodiazepines are drugs used for anxiety and sleep disorders, as well as muscle relaxants and anticonvulsive. Despite being discouraged in prolonged treatments, some patients have chronic use, which is associated with the development of physical dependence, manifested in moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms. Clonazepam is one such benzodiazepine which has antiepileptic as well as anxiolytic properties.

Objective:

To determine the increase in prescription of clonazepam 1mg tablets in Santa Clara municipality.

Methods:

An observational, retrospective, descriptive and cross-sectional investigation was carried out, which corresponded with a medications use study, of prescription-indication type. It was conducted aimed at assessing the prescription of the medication clonazepam 1mg tablets during the period from June 2021 to June 2023. The universe was built by 5819 patients which constituted the totality of ambulatory patients with such prescription at the end of the study.

Results:

Regarding sex, at the end of the study, the distribution showed a predominance of the female sex. It was evidenced an increase of 198 % of patients and a predominance of patients over 59 years of age (55.33 %).

Conclusions:

The results showed a high trend in the use of clonazepam, mainly in elderly patients, which are the most susceptible to the appearance of undesirable effects and unfortunate consequences.

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