Tag: elderly falls
Elderly Falls: Prescription Drugs to Blame?
Rise in Antidepressant, Sedative Use Linked to Elderly Falls Earlier this year, I wrote about a study from New Zealand that talked about how regular exercise among senior citizens worked wonders in preventing them from falling—the fifth leading cause of death in the developed world, believe it or not. Here’s a study that talks about [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2009 under Antidepressants, Prescription Drugs.
Tags: Antidepressants, causes of elderly falls, elderly falls, prescription drugs side effects, preventing falls
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