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K. Szczerbińska

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STOPPFall (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in older adults with high fall risk)

a Delphi study by the EuGMS Task and Finish Group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs

BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals are often reluctant to deprescribe fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). Lack of knowledge and skills form a significant barrier and furthermore, there is no consensus on which medications are considered as FRIDs despite several systematic re ...

EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs)

Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research

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 fact ...

EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs)

Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research

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 knowledg ...