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However, few studies have assessed the prevalence of amlodipine and frusemide combination (AFC) prescriptions and their association with fall risk factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence of AFC prescriptions and evaluate their association with fall risk factors in an outpatient cardiology clinic population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective, cross-sectional study included patients aged \u226540\u00a0years from Al-Qatif Central Hospital\u2019s outpatient cardiology clinic (January 2021 -December 2022) prescribed amlodipine. Fall risk factors were identified from literature. The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was used to estimate 1-year mortality risk. The number of prescribed orthostatic hypotension-inducing drugs (OHDs) and fall-risk increasing drugs (FRIDs) was recorded. Binary logistic regression was performed to determine the association between AFC prescriptions and fall risk factors, adjusting for significant covariates. Results are expressed as adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 3,681 patients, 18%. Were prescribed AFC. AFC patients were older (70 vs. 64\u00a0years, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), had a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (64% vs. 44%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), anemia (55% vs. 32%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and osteoporosis (51% vs. 28%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and received more OHDs prescriptions (2.8 vs. 1.3, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) compared to non-AFC patients. Higher CCI scores (OR = 1.51, 95% CI 1.41\u20131.62) and more OHDs prescriptions (OR = 2.5, 95% CI 2.3\u20132.7) were significantly associated with AFC prescriptions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>AFC prescriptions are prevalent, and patients prescribed AFC have higher prevalence of fall risk factors. 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