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CNS‐active drugs and risk of fall
Author(s) -
Lam Y. W. Francis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30445
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , adverse effect , central nervous system , intensive care medicine , drug , pharmacology , disease
Many elderly patients are prescribed drugs that act on the central nervous system (CNS), and the literature suggests that use of CNS‐active drugs is associated with falls and potentially hip fracture, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. However, the risk of fall associated with these medications in patients with dementia has seldom been investigated, even though this population is likely more sensitive to adverse cognitive effects of CNS‐active medications.