Psychotropic medication | New prescription | Dose increase | Combined medication change | ||||||
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# 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 |