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People’s Pharmacy: Older Americans face high risk of dying from Rx-induced falls. Are you on these meds?
People’s Pharmacy: Older Americans face high risk of dying from Rx-induced falls. Are you on these meds?
People’s Pharmacy: Older Americans face high risk of dying from Rx-induced falls. Are you on these meds?

Published on: 08/31/2025

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Joe Graedon, M.S., and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., write People's Pharmacy.

Q. A few years ago, my cardiologist put me on spironolactone to lower my blood pressure from 140/80. Shortly thereafter, I got up from bed for the bathroom. I blacked out in the bathroom, fell and fractured two vertebrae.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/09/peoples-pharmacy-older-americans-face-high-risk-of-dying-from-rx-induced-falls-are-you-on-these-meds.html

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