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Table 2 Number of psychotropic drug changes and rate of falls in the 7 days following the psychotropic drug change among 851 long term care residents over one year of follow-up

From: Psychotropic drug initiation or increased dosage and the acute risk of falls: a prospective cohort study of nursing home residents

Psychotropic medication

New prescription

Dose increase

Combined medication change

 

# of new prescriptions

# falls in the 7 days after the med change

Rate of falls in the 7 days after the med change*

# of dose increases

# Falls in the 7 days after the med change

Rate of falls in the 7 days after the med change*

# of drug changes

# Falls in the 7 days after the drug change

Rate of falls in the 7 days after the drug change*

Antidepressants

155

19

17.5

221

17

11.0

376

36

13.7

SSRIs

46

4

12.4

62

5

11.5

108

9

11.9

Non-SSRIs

109

15

19.7

159

12

10.8

268

27

14.4

Antipsychotics

74

7

13.5

221

31

20.0

295

38

18.4

Typical

18

2

15.9

27

6

31.7

45

8

25.4

Atypical

56

5

12.8

194

25

18.4

250

30

17.1

Benzodiazepines

178

18

14.4

174

19

15.6

352

37

15.0

Long-Acting

18

2

15.9

23

2

12.4

41

4

13.9

Short-Acting

160

16

14.3

151

17

16.1

311

33

15.2

  1. * per 1,000 person days.