Looks vestibular: irrational prescribing of antivertiginous drugs for older dizzy patients in general practice

摘要

Although there is little evidence for the effectiveness of antivertiginous drugs (AVDs) for dizziness of vestibular origin and no evidence for the effectiveness of AVDs for non-vestibular dizziness,1 prescribing drugs for dizzy patients in general practice is still common practice. Recent publication of the updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use2 stimulated us to investigate the prescription of AVDs by GPs in older patients with non-vestibular dizziness and to analyse the relationship between prescribing AVDs and patient’s age, sex, and presented dizziness symptom(s).