Association among Carcinoma Patients, Anti-cancer Drugs and Fall Accidents

Tsunoda, Masahiko; Kumagishi, Takaaki; Mori, Hideki; Yamori, Motoo; Ishida, Tamie; Izushi, Fumio

doi:10.5649/jjphcs.35.281

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“…Medications that increase the risk of falls include sedatives, 8 anti-psychotic drugs, 9 antidepressants, 10 diuretics, 11 hypotensive agents, 12 anti-Parkinson agents 13,14 and anti-epileptic agents. 15 Among these agents, anticancer agents 16 and benzodiazepine are especially associated with greater fall risks, 2 with increased dosages reportedly doubling the risk of falls. 17 Defined as a serum sodium concentration of o135 mEq/l, 18,19 hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte imbalance in hospitalized patients, 20 and the incidence has been reported to increase with advancing age.…”

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confidence: 99%