Pharmacist-led sedative-hypnotic deprescribing in team-based primary care practice.

Background: Sedative-hypnotic (SH) medications are often used to treat chronic insomnia, with potentially serious long-term side effects. The objective of this study is to evaluate an interprofessional SH deprescribing program within a community team-based, primary care practice, with or without cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

Methods: Retrospective chart review for patients referred to the team pharmacist for SH deprescribing from February 2016 to June 2019.