Medications and falls. Causation, correlation, and prevention.

摘要: Both medication use and fall rates increase with advancing age. The increased risk of falls conferred by drugs is clearest for psychoactive agents such as long-acting benzodiazepines. most frail patients (those likeliest to fall) also are receiving the largest drug burden, imposing considerable confounding indication. Nonetheless, improving regimen probably one effective means reducing risk, especially in elderly.