Table 3 Number of drugs classified as FRIDs a
FRIDs Class | ATC Codes b | Number of Drugs | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fallers (N = 166) n (%) | Non fallers (N = 684) n (%) | |||
Drugs that cause high risk of falling | ||||
Opioids | N02A | 2(1.2) | 19(2.8) | 0.401 |
Antipsychotics | N05A(excluding Lithium) | 12(7.3) | 24 (3.5) | 0.032* |
Anxiolytics | N05B | 13(7.8) | 42(6.2) | 0.433 |
Hypnotics and sedatives | N05C | 1(0.6) | 3(0.4) | 0.582 |
Antidepressants | N06A | 26(15.7) | 63(9.2) | 0.015* |
Drugs that cause orthostatism/hypotension | ||||
Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases | C01D | 6(3.6) | 67(9.8) | 0.011* |
Anti-adrenergic-Antihypertensive | C02 | 13(7.8) | 22(3.2) | 0.007* |
Diuretics | C03 | 72(43.4) | 248(36.2) | 0.087 |
Beta-blockers | C07 | 102(61.4) | 350(51.1) | 0.017* |
Calcium channel blockers | C08 | 57(34.3) | 193(28.3) | 0.126 |
Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system | C09 | 76(45.8) | 319(46.7) | 0.831 |
Alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists | G04CA | 13(7.8) | 55(8.1) | 0.925 |
Anti-Parkinson drugs | N04B | 3(1.8) | 18(2.6) | 0.781 |
Existence of a least one Medication classified as FRID | 145(87.3) | 618(90.4) | 0.2521 | |
Total number of FRIDs medication /prescription (Mean (SD) | 2.23(1.55) | 2.3(1.44) | 0.3382 | |