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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research
Drugs and Aging, Volume 36, No. 4, Year 2019
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Description
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. © 2019, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
van der Velde, Nathalie V.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Blain, Hubert
France, Montpellier
Centre Européen de Recherche Sur le Mouvement Humain
Petrovic, Mirko
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Szczerbińska, Katarzyna E.
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Hartikainen, Sirpa A.
Finland, Kuopio
Itä-suomen Yliopisto
Kenny, Rose Anne
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland, Dublin
St James's Hospital
Eklund, Patrik E.
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Topinkova, E.
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice
Jihočeská Univerzita V Českých Budějovicích
Mair, Alpana
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Scottish Government Riaghaltas na H-alba
Laflamme, Lucie
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Bahat, Gülistan
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Üniversitesi
Landi, Francesco L.
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Cherubini, Antonio
Italy, Ancona
Istituto Nazionale Riposo e Cura Anziani
Baeyens, Jean Pierre
Luxembourg, Esch-sur-alzette
University of Luxembourg
Belgium, Alma
Az Alma
Marengoni, Alessandra
Italy, Brescia
Università Degli Studi Di Brescia
Rajkumar, Chakravarthi
United Kingdom, Worthing
University Hospitals Sussex Nhs Foundation Trust
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 36
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7
ISSN:
1170229X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study