Hypnotic prescriptions in Japan may be shifting from benzodiazepine receptor agonists to other types of hypnotics, melatonin receptor agonists, and orexin receptor antagonists

• Kensuke Usui,
• Daisuke Kikuchi,
• Noa Otsuka,
• Kouta Miyagi,
• Ryusuke Ouchi,
• Takashi Watanabe,
• Kouji Okada,
• Eiji Suzuki

Affiliations

Kensuke Usui

Division of Clinical Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Daisuke Kikuchi

Department of Pharmacy Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital Sendai Japan

Noa Otsuka

Faculty of Medicine Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Kouta Miyagi

Faculty of Medicine Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Ryusuke Ouchi

Division of Clinical Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Takashi Watanabe

Division of Clinical Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Kouji Okada

Division of Clinical Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan

Eiji Suzuki

Division of Psychiatry Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan