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A day-7 landmark was defined, including patients aged \u226565 years who remained hospitalized and fall-free through hospital day 7. Sustained hypnotic exposure during hospital days 4\u20137 (\u22652 days) was categorized as no sustained use, benzodiazepines\/Z-drugs (BZ\/Zs) alone, orexin receptor antagonists or ramelteon (ORA\/Ram) alone, or combination therapy. The primary outcome was time to first in-hospital fall during hospital days 8\u201337. Cox proportional hazards models with multiple imputation were used. Competing-risk analyses and propensity score\u2013matched comparisons between single-class users were conducted as sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 61,663 patients, 3,884 (6.3%) experienced an in-hospital fall after the landmark. Compared with no sustained hypnotic use, adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for falls were 1.42 (95% CI, 1.24\u20131.64) for BZ\/Zs, 1.46 (95% CI, 1.25\u20131.70) for ORA\/Ram, and 1.42 (95% CI, 1.05\u20131.91) for combination therapy. Results were consistent in competing-risk analyses. In propensity score\u2013matched analyses restricted to single-class users, fall risk did not differ significantly between BZ\/Zs and ORA\/Ram (adjusted HR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.75\u20131.28).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sustained hypnotic use during hospitalization was associated with a higher incidence of in-hospital falls among older adults. 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