Key result
Non-drug therapies remain the first-line treatment for orthostatic hypotension in older people, while midodrine is the only licensed medication in the UK.
Population
Older persons with orthostatic hypotension
Design
Review
Authors
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Offers synthesis of OH evidence in older adults; leaves open definitive recommendations pending higher-level studies.
This review highlights updated diagnostic criteria for orthostatic hypotension in older adults and emphasizes non-pharmacological therapies as first-line treatment, with midodrine as the only licensed medication in the UK.
Frith et al. (2016) conducted a review in orthostatic hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension management was evaluated. Non-drug therapies remain the first-line treatment for orthostatic hypotension in older people, while midodrine is the only licensed medication in the UK.
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