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.; 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, Denis; Parekh, N.; Pisa, F. E.; Rajkumar, C.; Wehling, M.; Ziere, G.

EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on knowledge dissemination, management, and future research

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2019-02-11

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.

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Springer International Publishing

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10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7

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.

Keywords

Public health , Risk factors , European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) , Falls in older people , Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) , European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)

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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. and Eklund, P., 2019. EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): position on knowledge dissemination, management, and future research. European Geriatric Medicine, 10(2), (8pp). DOI:10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7