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Staying active
and on your feet
People who take four
or more medicines a
day are at particularly
high risk of falling.
Some medicines—whether they are prescription
medicines or those bought without prescription—
can make you dizzy or drowsy. This can predispose
you to falling over.
The medicines that make falls more likely include
those for:
• anxiety
• depression
• sleeping diffculties.
People who take four or more medicines a day are
at particularly high risk of falling.
See the National Prescribing Service website
(www.nps.org.au) for a list of questions you may like to
ask your doctor or pharmacist about the medicines you
are taking.
Tips
• Make a list of every medicine you take,
and take it with you when you go to see
a doctor or pharmacist. This list should
include any herbs, tablets or supplements
you buy from a health food store or from
the health food section of the supermarket,
as well as any medicines you buy from a
pharmacy.
Your medicines