Background while many drug groups are associated with falls in older people, less is known
about absolute increases in risk and how these risks vary across different groups of drugs or …

Aim The presemt study aimed to determine the association between the risk of recurrent and
injurious falls with polypharmacy, fall risk‐increasing drugs (FRID) and FRID count among …

Objectives Drug use is a modifiable risk factor for fall-related injuries in older people.
Whereas the injurious effect of polypharmacy is established, that of low numbers of …

Background The simultaneous use of several medications is an important risk factor for
injurious falls in older people. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the number …

Objectives Medications and specifically fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) are associated
with increased risk of falls: reducing their prescription may improve this risk. This study …

OBJECTIVES To examine:(1) prevalence of fall risk–increasing drug (FRID) use among
older adults with a fall‐related injury,(2) which FRIDs were most frequently prescribed,(3) …

Background Falls and fall-related injuries are of growing concern among older adults. Use of
fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) is a potentially modifiable risk factor. This narrative review …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the mortality in hip fracture patients with regard
to use of fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), by comparing survival in exposed and …

Objective To determine whether or not the exposure to multiple drugs (polypharmacy)
increases the risk of fall-related injury among older adults, beyond the effect of fall-risk …

Abstract Background and Objectives Medication exposure is a potential risk factor for falls
and subsequent death and functional decline among older adults. However, controversy …