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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1592/phco.28.2.225" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1592/phco.28.2.225</a>
Pages
225–234
Issue
2
Volume
28
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Vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls in the elderly: evidence and practical considerations.
Publisher
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Pharmacotherapy
Date
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2008
2008-02
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Humans; Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Pharmaceutical Services; Accidental Falls/*prevention & control/statistics & numerical data; Calcium/administration & dosage/therapeutic use; Cholecalciferol/administration & dosage/therapeutic use; Ergocalciferols/administration & dosage/therapeutic use; Vitamin D/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use; Vitamins/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use; 80 and over
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Fosnight Susan M; Zafirau William J; Hazelett Susan E
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Pharmacists in both ambulatory and institutional settings are often in a position to help optimize the drug regimens of patients who are experiencing falls. Supplementation with vitamin D is an important emerging therapy for the prevention of falls. Numerous investigators have recently studied or reviewed the association between vitamin D supplementation and decreased risk of falls in elderly patients, yet little of this information is available in the pharmacy literature. A MEDLINE search was conducted to collect relevant articles about the role of vitamin D in preventing falls among elderly patients; recently published meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials were identified and reviewed. The studies indicated a statistically significant positive relationship between vitamin D supplementation with either cholecalciferol 700 IU/day or greater or ergocalciferol 800 IU/day or greater and decreased risk of falls. Other practical issues, including who should receive vitamin D replacement, what form of vitamin D should be used, and what dosage is required to prevent falls, are discussed.
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1592/phco.28.2.225" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1592/phco.28.2.225</a>
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2008
80 and over
Accidental Falls/*prevention & control/statistics & numerical data
Aged
Calcium/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
Cholecalciferol/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Ergocalciferols/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
Fosnight Susan M
Hazelett Susan E
Humans
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED College of Pharmacy
Patient Education as Topic
Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmacotherapy
Vitamin D/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use
Vitamins/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use
Zafirau William J