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Psychotropic medication use and future unexplained and injurious falls and fracture amongst community-dwelling older people: data from TILDA.

Eleanor GallagherMustafa MehmoodAmanda LavanRose Anne KennyRobert Briggs
Published in: European geriatric medicine (2023)
Psychotropic medications, particularly antidepressants and anticholinergic medications, are independently associated with falls and fractures. Regular review of ongoing need for these medications should therefore be central to the comprehensive geriatric assessment.
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