DRUG-RELATED FALLS IN THE ELDERLY: THE CONTRIBUTION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2019-01-15
Issue:
1
Year:
2019
The given clinical case of a 78-year-old female patient who has fallen and has several contributory factors to falls demonstrates the possibility of predicting these falls, as shown by a pharmacological audit.
Keywords:
falls
elderly patients
drugs that can increase risk of falls
β-blockers
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
diuretics
polypragmasia
clinical and pharmacological audit
Bierce criteria
STOPP criteria
anticholinergic cognitive burden scale
online drug interaction checker Drugs.com
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