Medication-related falls in the elderly: Mechanisms and prevention strategies

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 413-417

  Glab, Kristin L ^a   Wooding, Fae Gwen G ^b   Tuiskula, Kristin A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Antihypertensive agents; Antipsychotic; Cardiovascular; Drug toxicity; Falls; Geriatrics; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Polypharmacy; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; FALLING; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; AGED; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84928337284     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2014.413     Document Type: Review

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