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Medication Review by Pharmacy

Medications, while intended to be a positive intervention to treat patients, can also cause harmful side effects. Many of these side effects increase the risk of falls, or injury from a fall. Pharmacists provide a unique contribution into the management of fall risk given their expertise in this area.

Medication Review Education

Audio/Visual Resources

Medication Review: The webinar Medication Review: Best Practices for Fall Risk Reduction in the Acute Care Setting created by the UNMC CAPTURE Falls team describes medications that increase fall risk and identifies pharmacist assessment tools and interventions to reduce fall risk. Printable handout

Print Resources

Beers Criteria® The American Geriatrics Society 2023 Updated AGS Beers Criteria® provides a review of research evidence about drug-related problems and adverse events in older adults, many of which contribute to fall risk.

Medication Review Tools

Medication Fall Risk Score: Tool 3I Medication Fall Risk Score and Evaluation Tools in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Fall Prevention Toolkit can be used by pharmacists to identify medication-related risk factors in hospitalized patients.
Role of Pharmacists in Fall Risk Reduction: The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and National Council on Aging Toolkit emphasizes the role that pharmacists play in fall risk reduction.