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Reviewing medicines for people at risk of falls

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This webinar explores the importance of medication reviews in people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.

This article forms part of a series
  1. Primary care discussions: a series of webinars for primary care
    1. Heart failure: a primary care discussion
    2. Supporting pharmacists with HRT decision making
    3. HRT use in clinical practice: a primary care discussion
    4. Reviewing medicines for people at risk of falls
    5. Lipid Management: a primary care discussion
    6. Parkinson's disease: a primary care discussion
    7. Chronic liver disease: a primary care discussion
    8. Hypertension care in community pharmacy: a primary care discussion
    9. Biosimilar insulin: a primary care discussion
    10. Population health in practice: a primary care discussion
    11. Navigating difficult conversations with confidence
    12. Progressing as a pharmacy professional: a primary care discussion
    13. Social prescribing and pharmacy: a primary care discussion

Contents

  1. About the webinar
    1. Why it’s important
    2. What was covered
  3. Speakers
    1. Non-SPS Speakers
    2. SPS Speakers
  5. Resources
    1. Recording
    2. Presentation Resources
  7. Update history

About the webinar

Two consultant pharmacists outlined the importance of medication reviews in falls and falls-risk patients, using case studies to illustrate how to undertake these using available guidance and resources. This webinar was recorded in January 2024.

This recording was part of our primary care ‘on the couch’ discussions series. Each focussed on a different topic and featured discussions between subject matter experts. Recorded between 2023 and 2025, the resources aim to support you in your daily practice and can be watched on their own or as a series. Use the links at the top of the page to navigate between the different webinar recordings.

Why it’s important

Falls are common events in older people and can cause injury, pain, distress, loss of confidence, loss of independence and increase mortality. Medicines are a common precipitating or contributory factor to falls and medication review can reduce the risk of falls.

What was covered

  • The importance of medication in causing falls
  • How medication reviews can reduce falls risk
  • Information and guidance that can be used in conducting a falls-related medication review

Speakers

A range speakers from SPS and other organisations ran this event.

Non-SPS Speakers

Ðula Alićehajić-Bečić

Consultant Pharmacist Frailty, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Heather Smith

Consultant Pharmacist: Older People, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

SPS Speakers

Learn more about the SPS team that facilitated this event below.

Resources

Recording

This webinar was recorded in January 2024. Information presented during this webinar was correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Presentation Resources

Update history

  1. Republished
  2. Article reformatted and linked to primary care discussion webinar series.
  1. Video format updated
  1. Republished
  1. Published