Electronic Prescribing of High-Risk Meds May Contribute to Falls in Elderly

Certain medications are considered high risk in elders. In a recent study of 287 people 65 years and older who experienced a fall while hospitalized at an urban academic hospital, 62 percent of falls occurred in patients for whom high risk medications had been administered within the 24 hours before the fall, according to a… Continue reading Electronic Prescribing of High-Risk Meds May Contribute to Falls in Elderly