Analysis of the fall-related risk of pharmacotherapy in Czech hospitals: A case control study.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Falls are among the major problems occurring in hospital setting, when drugs are viewed as important modifiable risk factor of falling. The aim was to analyse the effect of pharmacotherapy on the risk of falls in hospitalized patients.

Methods: A multicentre prospective case-control study was conducted in 2017 retrieving data from four hospitals in South Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Clinical pharmacist involvement in fall management in a polymorbid geriatric patient with a history of recurrent falls.

Patient falls represent a significant burden on healthcare facilities, particularly by prolonging hospitalization and increasing the cost of subsequent healthcare. In most cases, fall is caused by a combination of several modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors. The pharmacotherapy, which is often unreasonably administered in relation to patient health condition and drug combination, belongs among the modifiable risk factors.

Pharmacotherapy as major risk factor of falls - analysis of 12 months experience in hospitals in South Bohemia.

This study aimed to analyze the effect of fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) and drug-related factors relative to falls through clinical pharmacy service in hospitalized patients, focusing on the relevance of clinical pharmacist evaluation in the context of physician assessment. A prospective study of inpatient falls was conducted in 2017 retrieving data from 4 hospitals in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. An online database was developed to collect patient and fall-related data, and fall evaluation records.