Abstract

Falls are the leading cause of injury death in the elderly, and medication is one of the important adjustable factors that cause falls in the elderly. Strengthening medication management is of great significance to reduce the incidence of falls in the elderly. This paper systematically reviews the relevant literature from three aspects: the types of fall-related drugs in the elderly, the fall risk assessment scale and the prevention of drug-related falls, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the safe medication management of the elderly, improve the safety of medication in the elderly, and reduce the occurrence of drug-related falls.

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