Table 1 Fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) and drugs that may cause or worsen orthostatism (ODs) according to the list from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW)
From: Fall risk-increasing drugs and falls: a cross-sectional study among elderly patients in primary care
ATC* code | Drugs/group of drugs |
|---|---|
Increase the fall risk | |
NO2A | Opioids |
N05A (NO5AN excluded) | Antipsychotics (lithium excluded) |
N05B | Anxiolytics |
N05C | Hypnotics and sedatives |
N06A | Antidepressants |
May cause or worsen orthostatism | |
C01D | Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases |
C02 | Antihypertensives |
C03 | Diuretics |
C07 | Beta blocking agents |
C08 | Calcium channel blockers |
C09 | Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors |
G04CA | Alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists |
N04B | Dopaminergic agents |
N05A (NO5AN excluded) | Antipsychotics (lithium excluded) |
N06A | Antidepressants |