Impact of enhanced pharmacologic care on the prevention of falls: A randomized controlled trial

Conclusions: Results of this study support the feasibility of using community pharmacies to deliver a falls-prevention program targeting high-risk older adults. Although the ITT analyses revealed no significant reduction in the rate of recurrent falls, injurious falls, or overall use of high-risk medications, individuals in the intervention group were more likely than those in the control group to discontinue use of a high-risk medication or have the dosage reduced during the 1-year follow-up period. More work is needed to evaluate the intervention using a larger sample size that provides greater power to detect clinically meaningful effects of reduction in the use of high-risk medications on preventing or reducing falls in the high-risk population.