Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefit when prescribing anticoagulation in an older patient with falls risk
Abstract
This case example explores how uncertainty can arise when interpreting clinical guidelines to prescribe anticoagulation for older patients who are at risk of falls. A list of the skills required to manage such situations, mapped to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’, can be found at the end of this article. Case […]
Fields of Study & Subjects
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Balance
Gait
and Falls Prevention
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Pharmaceutical journal/The pharmaceutical journal
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN