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prochlorperazine and Hip Fractures

prochlorperazine has been researched along with Hip Fractures in 1 studies

Prochlorperazine: A phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of NAUSEA; VOMITING; and VERTIGO. It is more likely than CHLORPROMAZINE to cause EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDERS. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p612)
prochlorperazine : A member of the class of phenothiazines that is 10H-phenothiazine having a chloro substituent at the 2-position and a 3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl group at the N-10 position.

Hip Fractures: Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD; the FEMUR NECK; (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (FEMORAL FRACTURES).

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Prescribers should consider the possible contributing role of newly initiated medicines with the potential to cause of dizziness, and where possible address this through dose reduction or cessation of the medicine, rather than prescribing prochlorperazine."3.76Increased risk of hip fracture in the elderly associated with prochlorperazine: is a prescribing cascade contributing? ( Caughey, GE; Gilbert, AL; Pratt, N; Roughead, EE; Shakib, S; Vitry, AI, 2010)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Caughey, GE1
Roughead, EE1
Pratt, N1
Shakib, S1
Vitry, AI1
Gilbert, AL1

Other Studies

1 other study available for prochlorperazine and Hip Fractures

ArticleYear
Increased risk of hip fracture in the elderly associated with prochlorperazine: is a prescribing cascade contributing?
    Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2010, Volume: 19, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antiemetics; Australia; Databases, Factual; Dizziness; Drug-Related Side Ef

2010