Table 8.1-2. List of fall-risk increasing drugs

Drug class

Comments

Alpha-blockers (used as antihypertensives)

Alpha-blockers (for prostate hyperplasia)

Particularly nonselective alpha-blockers

Centrally-acting antihypertensives

Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases

Antipsychotics

Related to sedative, anticholinergic, and alpha-receptor properties 

Antidepressants

– Particularly tricyclic antidepressants

– Related to sedative and anticholinergic properties and tendency to cause orthostatic hypotension

Antihyperglycemics

Particularly sulfonylureas

Antiarrhythmics

Anticholinergics

Antihistamines

Particularly first-generation antihistamines, due to sedative and anticholinergic properties

Antiepileptics

Particularly older antiepileptics

Sedatives-hypnotics

Opioids

Diuretics

Particularly loop diuretics

Medications for overactive bladder and urge incontinence

Related to anticholinergic properties