Rebekah Jane Moles, Lin Perry, Justine M Naylor, Jacqueline Center, Peter Ebeling, Gustavo Duque, Gabor Major, Christopher White, Christopher Yates, Matthew Jennings, Mark Kotowicz, Thach Tran, Dana Bliuc, Lei Si, Kathryn Gibson, Benjamin Joseph Basger, Patrick Bolton, Stephen Barnett, Geraldine Hassett, Ayano Kelly, Barbara Bazarnik, Wafaa Ezz, Kate Luckie, Stephen Ross Carter
INTRODUCTION: Minimal trauma fractures (MTFs) often occur in older patients with osteoporosis and may be precipitated by falls risk-increasing drugs. One category of falls risk-increasing drugs of concern are those with sedative/anticholinergic properties. Collaborative medication management services such as Australia's Home Medicine Review (HMR) can reduce patients' intake of sedative/anticholinergics and improve continuity of care. This paper describes a protocol for an randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of an HMR service for patients who have sustained MTF...
August 24, 2023: BMJ Open