Sleep medications prescribed to people presenting to their General Practitioner.

Medications received by people presenting to their doctor asking for treatment for a sleep disorder. Total medication rates were n = 55 (RLP), n = 36 (LP) and n = 17 (FS). Prescription of the three most common sleep medications (in white) are shown as a percentage of the total number of people receiving treatment for their sleep disorder. Melatonin use is shown (last two rows) as a percentage of the number of people in each group reporting drifting sleep and as a percentage of the entire sample.