Integrating targeted consultant pharmacists into a new collaborative care model to reduce the risk of falls in older adults owing to the overuse of opioids and benzodiazepines - Armistead LT, Hughes TD, Larson CK, Busby-Whitehead J, Ferreri SP.

Using central nervous system (CNS)-active medications increases older adults' risk for falls and fall-related injuries. Opioids and benzodiazepines are among the most widely used CNS-active medications and because of their addictive potential and widesprea...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news