TOPLINE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, prescriptions for hypnotic medications notably increased among children, particularly among those aged between 6 and 11 years for prolonged-release melatonin and in adolescents for Z-drugs such as zolpidem; this increase persisted until the end of the study in December 2023. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of national dispensing data …
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