High benzos rate for inner city and suburbs than in county

Anti-anxiety drugs are far more widely prescribed in parts of Cork’s inner city and some of its satellite towns than in West Cork, according to a new report on the quality and safety of healthcare.

In Cork North Lee, the prescription rate for benzodiazepines (benzos) is 92.2 per 1,000 patients aged 65 and over who are eligible to have their drug costs covered under community drugs schemes.