TY - JOUR
T1 - EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs)
T2 - Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research
AU - Seppala, L.J.
AU - van der Velde, N.
AU - Masud, T.
AU - Blain, H.
AU - Petrovic, M
AU - van der Cammen, Tischa
AU - Szczerbińska, K.
AU - Hartikainen, S.
AU - Kenny, R.A.
AU - Ryg, J.
AU - More Authors, null
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7
DO - 10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061405414
SN - 1170-229X
VL - 36
SP - 299
EP - 307
JO - Drugs and Aging
JF - Drugs and Aging
IS - 4
ER -
