Patterns of concomitant prescription, over-the-counter and natural sleep aid use over a 12-month period: a population based study

Study Objectives Concomitant patterns of sleep aid use may provide insight for understanding the transition to chronic sleep medication use. Therefore, we sought to characterize the trajectories of concomitant natural product (NP), over-the-counter (OTC), and prescribed (Rx) sleep aid use in a population-based sample over 12-months. Methods Self-reported data on the use of NP, OTC, and Rx sleep aids were extracted from a Canadian longitudinal...