%0 Journal Article %T Vitamin D Plus Calcium Supplementation for Fall Prevention: Short Review %A Malak Hussain A Asiri %A Abdulaziz Ayed A Alshahrani %A Majed Mohammed S Alshehri %A Abdulrahman Jawdat R Albalawi %A Waleed Farhan D Alshammari %A Jalawi Talal A Alotaibi %A Anfal Atallah S Alamrani %A Omar Mansour M Halawani %A Aumniyat Saad A Alrashidi %A Mohammed Ibrahim F Binibrahim %J International Journal of Pharmaceutical And Phytopharmacological Research %@ 2250-1029 %D 2021 %V 11 %N 1 %R 10.51847/IUFHXT3 %P 94-96 %X Falls are associated with significant morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Trials reported that supplementation of vitamin D plus calcium ‎improves muscle strength and function, thereby reducing ‎the risk of falls. ‎ EBSCO, Google Scholar, and Pub Med ‎ databases were ‎searched for related articles using the terms ‎ ‎vitamin D, falls, ergocalciferols, 25- hydroxyvitamin D, and ‎‎‎1, ‎‎25-dihydroxy vitamin D‎. Out of three ‎hundred and four, only ‎four completed ‎the inclusion ‎criteria.‎ Co-administration of vitamin D and calcium ‎ protects against falls among ‎the elderly. Among the elderly‎, vitamin D and calcium a ‎successful fall ‎‎reduction method.. %U https://eijppr.com/article/vitamin-d-plus-calcium-supplementation-for-fall-prevention