Deprescribing fall-risk increasing drugs (FRIDs) for the prevention of falls and fall-related complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prevention of falls and fall-related injuries is a priority due to the substantial health and financial burden of falls on patients and healthcare systems. Deprescribing medications known as 'fall-risk increasing drugs' (FRIDs) is a common strategy to prevent falls. We conducted a systematic review to determine its efficacy for the prevention of falls and fall-related complications.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL and grey literature from inception to 1 August 2020.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Randomised controlled trials of FRID withdrawal compared with usual care evaluating the rate of falls, incidence of falls, fall-related injuries, fal

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7878138 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature