Picture this: an
elderly patient suffering from insomnia, and you prescribe them medication to help them sleep.
A few days later, you’re
called into the director’s office and told your
insomnia patient fell and
fractured their hip. You’re asked if you had prescribed eszopiclone... and if you knew it can increase the risk of falls, fractures, confusion, and amnesia in the elderly.
Now, you’re
second-guessing yourself and are
unsure of the best treatment option the next time an older adult comes in complaining of sleep issues.
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DOES NOT MEAN it’s necessarily safe for a person to use in their nineties.
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