Falls among elderly people are significantly associated with several classes of drugs, according to a study by the University of British Columbia.
The study, published Nov. 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, provides the latest quantitative evidence of the impact of certain classes of medication on falling among seniors. Falling and fall-related complications such as hip fractures are the fifth leading cause of death in the developed world, the study noted.
Read the article “Falls Among Elderly And Sedatives, Mood-Altering Drugs Linked: UBC Study“.