Opioids, antiepileptic and anticholinergic drugs and the risk of fractures in patients 65 years of age and older: a prospective population-based study

: Nurminen J, Puustinen J, Piirtola M, Vahlberg T, Lyles A, Kivela SL

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

: 2013

: Age and Ageing

: AGE AND AGEING

: AGE AGEING

: 3

: 42

: 3

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: 0002-0729

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs178

Conclusion: the concomitant use of an opioid with an antipsychotic, or with a benzodiazepine may increase the risk of fractures in men aged 65 years and older.