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Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) on the Deprescription of Benzodiazepines and Related Substances in Adult Chronic Drug Users

We hypothesise that a short-term intervention by dispensing pharmacists is feasible and relatively easy to implement, and that it could have an impact on the deprescribing of BZD/Z in adult patients. Two primary objectives will be evaluated in a sequential hierarchical manner, with two primary endpoints analysed one after the other, without alpha risk adjustment, but the second can only be analysed if the null hypothesis is rejected for the first: 1. Evaluate the impact of brief motivational intervention (BMI) on reducing the daily dose of BZD/Z prescribed at 6 months (superiority hypothesis) compared with the usual practice of dispensing BZD/Z in pharmacies. 2. Evaluate the impact of BMI on clinical worsening at 6 months (non-inferiority hypothesis) in comparison with the usual practice of dispensing BZD/Z in pharmacies.

Can Connected Devices Increase the Success Rate of Benzodiazepine Withdrawals in the Elderly?

This is a prospective randomized open study, which aims to evaluate the benefit of a connected watch to help people aged 65 years and older to withdraw from BZD over a six-month period, compared with classical withdrawal (e.g without connected watch). The study will include 100 patients, 50 in the control group and 50 in the intervention group. Participants will be identified during a 12-month period through either external geriatric consultations or during a brief hospitalisation.