EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research.
Drugs Aging
; 36(4): 299-307, 2019 04.
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Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including caregivers, concerning the role of medication as a risk factor. In the present statement, the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Task and Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), in collaboration with the EuGMS Special Interest group on Pharmacology and the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Geriatric Medicine Section, outlines its position regarding knowledge dissemination on medication-related falls in older people across Europe. The EuGMS Task and Finish group is developing educational materials to facilitate knowledge dissemination for healthcare professionals and older people. In addition, steps in primary prevention through judicious prescribing, deprescribing of FRIDs (withdrawal and dose reduction), and gaps in current research are outlined in this position paper.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psicotrópicos
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Accidentes por Caídas
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Inhibidores del Simportador de Cloruro Sódico y Cloruro Potásico
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Geriatría
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Anticonvulsivantes
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drugs Aging
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Nueva Zelanda