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Objectives

  • To understand how to reduce and withdraw hypnotic drugs.

Description

Hypnotic withdrawal can be safely managed in general practice by doing this gradually, sometimes switching to longer acting drugs and using cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as an adjunct