Feasibility and effectiveness of deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aims: A total of 2.4 million adults in England were dispensed a benzodiazepine or Z-drug (BZRA) in 2017/18, and more than 250 000 patients in the UK take BZRAs beyond the recommended duration. Deprescribing is a clinician-guided process of withdrawing inappropriate drugs.