RW: data curation, original draft preparation
From a culture standpoint, [wellness patches are] almost like a status symbol these days with consumers purposefully wearing them where other people can see them [like on the wrist or collarbone]. According to Spates 2026 Global Culture Shifts Report released earlier this month, the fastest-growing wellness category trends on social media during 2025 include NAD+ patches, collagen eye patches and sleep patches, up 2,700%, 307% and 101%, respectively
154 A meta-analysis that included findings from eight randomized controlled trials involving 5,198 adult subjects with insomnia compared the safety and efficacy of suvorexant, lemborexant, and daridorexant
However, no systematic surveys have been implemented in endemic countries
This distinction matters most for patients who switch between medications or use both in sequence