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EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research

Seppala, L. J.; van der Velde, N.; Masud, T.; Blain, H.; Petrovic, M.; van der Cammen, T. J.; Szczerbi?ska, K.; Hartikainen, S.; Kenny, R. A.; Ryg, J.; Eklund, P.; Topinkov�, E.; Mair, A.; Laflamme, L.; Thaler, H.; Bahat, G.; Guti�rrez-Valencia, M.; Caballero-Mora, MA; Landi, F.; Emmelot-Vonk, M. H.; Cherubini, A.; Baeyens, J. P.; Correa-P�rez, A.; Gudmundsson, A.; Marengoni, A.; O�Mahony, D.; Parekh, N.; Pisa, F. E.; Rajkumar, C.; Wehling, M.; Ziere, G.; the EuGMS Special Interest Group on Pharmacology

Authors

L. J. Seppala

N. van der Velde

T. Masud

H. Blain

M. Petrovic

T. J. van der Cammen

K. Szczerbi?ska

S. Hartikainen

R. A. Kenny

J. Ryg

P. Eklund

E. Topinkov�

L. Laflamme

H. Thaler

G. Bahat

M. Guti�rrez-Valencia

MA Caballero-Mora

F. Landi

M. H. Emmelot-Vonk

A. Cherubini

J. P. Baeyens

A. Correa-P�rez

A. Gudmundsson

A. Marengoni

D. O�Mahony

N. Parekh

F. E. Pisa

C. Rajkumar

M. Wehling

G. Ziere

the EuGMS Special Interest Group on Pharmacology



Abstract

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.

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Feb 11, 2019
Publication Date 2019-04
Deposit Date May 4, 2021
Publicly Available Date May 4, 2021
Journal Drugs & Aging
Print ISSN 1170-229X
Electronic ISSN 1179-1969
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 4
Pages 299-307
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2768854

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