Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs
Leipzig R, Cumming R, Tinetti M. Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 40-50. PMID: 9920228, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01899.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled odds ratioAnalgesic drugsOdds ratioDiuretic useRecurrent fallsOlder peopleOlder adultsAnalgesic drug useNonnarcotic analgesic useDuration of therapyIncidence of fallsNumber of fallersCalcium channel blockersMean subject ageEnglish-language articlesDigoxin useNSAID useAnalgesic useAspirin useLoop diureticsMedication useThiazide diureticsNarcotic useACE inhibitorsMore falls