La prevención cuaternaria en el uso de benzodiacepinas y cómo deprescribirlas

The consumption of benzodiazepines in our environment has increased in recent years due to the increase in Mental Health disorders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the data already showed a previous increase not only in Spain but worldwide. The causes detected are the lack of time, the inertia of the doctor and the patient or the lack of knowledge in the management of its withdrawal. Most prescriptions are made in the Primary Care context. For this reason, it should also be the space in which the deprescriptions should be carried out. This article analyzes the causes of the increase, the moment in which they should be withdrawn, the strategies to be able to carry out a correct withdrawal and community strategies carried out in Spain that have contributed to reducing their consumption.