Ten-year trend in sleeping pills use in Switzerland: the CoLaus study

The aim of this study was to assess the trends and determinants of sleeping pill consumption in the general population. This was a prospective study that included 4329 participants (2379 women, 51.9 ± 10.4 years) living in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, followed up for an average of 10.9 years. Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists were considered as sleeping pills. The prevalence (95% confidence interval [CI]) of sleeping...