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) …

The term polypharmacy has negative connotations due to its association with adverse drug
reactions and falls. This spectrum of adverse events widens when polypharmacy occurs …

Objectives Deprescribing has been proposed as a way to reduce polypharmacy in frail older
people. We aimed to reduce the number of medicines consumed by people living in …

Falls in the elderly represent a major health problem. The etiology of falls is usually
multifactorial. Special attention should be paid on benzodiazepines (BZDs) since they are …

Falls are a common cause of serious injury and injury-related death in the older adult
population, and may be associated with multiple risks such as age, history of falls, impaired …

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 …

Purpose The aim of this clinical review was to summarize the existing knowledge on fall risk
associated with antidepressant use in older adults, describe underlying mechanisms, and …

Background Pain is often poorly managed in people who have a dementia. Little is known
about how this patient population is managed in hospital, with research to date focused …

In recent years, instances of neurotrauma in the elderly have been increasing. This article
addresses the clinical characteristics, management strategy, and outcome in elderly patients …

Background Risk factors for hip fracture are well studied because of the negative impact on
patients and the community, with mortality in the first year being almost 30% in the elderly …