Anti-depressants raise hip fracture risk in elderly: Study - Zee News
 

Anti-depressants raise hip fracture risk in elderly: Study Zee NewsSydney: Elderly people who take anti-depressants or opioids are more than twice as likely to suffer a fractured hip after a fall, a new study has found. The study, published in Australian Prescriber journal, revealed that the risk of fracturing a hip was significantly higher among those who were taking multiple psychotropic medicines mood and conscious-altering medications that are used to treat conditions ranging from depression to dementia, Xinhua news agency reported. "Anti-depressants, opioids, anti-epileptic medicines, benzodiazepines (which are used to treat anxiety) and antipsychotic...



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