Imminent fall risk after fracture.

Rationale: Adults with a recent fracture have a high imminent risk of a subsequent fracture. We hypothesise that, like subsequent fracture risk, fall risk is also highest immediately after a fracture. This study aims to assess if fall risk is time-dependent in subjects with a recent fracture compared to subjects without a fracture.

Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service.

Background: Pharmacists can contribute to fall prevention, by offering services such as fall risk screenings, counselling, and medication reviews. Patient acceptance of the role of pharmacists in fall prevention is crucial.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service.

Establishing a community pharmacy-based fall prevention service - An implementation study.

Background: Community pharmacists are in the position to contribute to fall prevention, but this is not yet common practice.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a community pharmacy-based fall prevention service.

Methods: A fall prevention service, consisting of a fall risk screening and assessment including a medication review, was implemented in pharmacies during three months.

Perspectives of primary care providers on multidisciplinary collaboration to prevent medication-related falls.

Background: The causes of falls are often multifactorial. The prevention of falls benefits from a multidisciplinary approach. As people who fall are generally older and users of polypharmacy who frequently visit pharmacies, pharmacists may contribute to fall prevention.

Pharmacy fall prevention services for the community-dwelling elderly: Patient engagement and expectations.

Medication use is an important risk factor for falls. Community pharmacists should therefore organise fall prevention care; however, little is known about patients' expectations of such services. This qualitative study aims to explore the expectations of community-dwelling older patients regarding fall prevention services provided by community pharmacies.

Community pharmacists' perceptions on providing fall prevention services: a mixed-methods study.

Background Pharmacists may contribute to fall prevention particularly by identifying and deprescribing fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) in patients with high fall risk. Objective To assess community pharmacists' perceptions on providing fall prevention services, and to identify their barriers and facilitators in offering these fall prevention services including deprescribing of FRIDs. Setting A mixed-methods study was conducted with Dutch pharmacists.

Using pharmacy dispensing data to predict falls in older individuals.

Aims: Associations between individual medication use and falling in older individuals are well-documented. However, a comprehensive risk score that takes into account overall medication use and that can be used in daily pharmacy practice is lacking. We, therefore, aimed to determine whether pharmacy dispensing records can be used to predict falls.