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A prevention campaign was launched on Thursday, April 10, 2025 to raise awareness among the French about the "good use of medicines in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia".
Are we addicted to sedatives? 1 in 4 French regularly resorts to anxiolytics or sleeping pills. The ANSM, the agency of the drug, pulls the alarm bell. We take too much, too long. At the risk of becoming addicted. Top Info explains. (Health and well being).
France launches campaign to curb overuse of anxiety and sleep medications
Amid rising concern over long-term use and side effects, France has launched a national campaign to raise awareness about the risks associated with commonly prescribed anti-anxiety and sleep medications such as Xanax, Lexomil and Temesta.
Health authorities caution against the use of anxiolytic drugs in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia and believe that these drugs are often prescribed "for too long periods of time".
The French Medicines Authority warns against the excessive use of psychopharmaceuticals. France is second in Europe with an average of 34 tablets per inhabitant per year, the authority announced on Thursday. In Germany, however, only seven tablets per inhabitant would be swallowed of these drugs. "Medicines against anxiety disorders are to be taken only for a short time. Physical activity can always be carried out", is one of the slogans that th…
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