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

• Published in: European geriatric medicine Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 275 - 283
• Main Authors: Seppala, L. J., van der Velde, N., Masud, T., Blain, H., Petrovic, M., van der Cammen, T. J., Szczerbińska, K., Hartikainen, S., Kenny, R. A., Ryg, J., Eklund, P., Topinková, E., Mair, A., Laflamme, L., Thaler, H., Bahat, G., Gutiérrez-Valencia, M., Caballero-Mora, MA, Landi, F., Emmelot-Vonk, M. H., Cherubini, A., Baeyens, J. P., Correa-Pérez, A., Gudmundsson, A., Marengoni, A., O’Mahony, D., Parekh, N., Pisa, F. E., Rajkumar, C., Wehling, M., Ziere, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Editorial Note; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health

Key summary points Falls are under-recognized as adverse drug events. Healthcare professionals are reluctant to withdraw fall-risk-increasing medications. The EuGMS Task and Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) proposes in this paper its recommendations on dissemination of knowledge ab...