Open AccessOpioids, antiepileptic and anticholinergic drugs and the risk of fractures in patients 65 years of age and older: a prospective population-based study
Author(s) -
Janne Nurminen,
Juha Puustinen,
Maarit Piirtola,
Tero Vahlberg,
A. Lyles,
SirkkaLiisa Kivelä
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs178
Subject(s) - medicine , anticholinergic , prospective cohort study , population , pediatrics , psychiatry , anesthesia , environmental health
in men, the concomitant use of two or more benzodiazepines or two or more antipsychotics is associated with an increased risk of fracture(s). Potential associations between the concomitant use of drugs with central nervous system effects and fracture risk have not been studied.
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