Polypharmacy and falls in older people: Balancing evidence-based medicine against falls risk

• Main Authors: Zia, A., Kamaruzzaman, S.B., Tan, M.P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19273/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2014.996112
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The term polypharmacy has negative connotations due to its association with adverse drug reactions and falls. This spectrum of adverse events widens when polypharmacy occurs among the already vulnerable geriatric population. To date, there is no consensus definition of polypharmacy, and diverse defi...