A new study that was published in the European Journal of Public Health showed that several commonly prescribed medications have been associated with injurious falls in the elderly population.
Among the 20 most commonly prescribed medications, antidepressants and pain killers posed the highest fall risk. GERD and Ulcer medications were also linked to falls.
This was a study of 64,399 people aged 65 years and older.
Before your grandparents or parents take an antidepressant or pain killer they should outweigh the risks
with their doctor.
http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/07/31/eurpub.cku120.short
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