Neuropathic pain drugs linked to higher hip fracture risk in seniors
A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids—medicines widely used to treat ...
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Neuropathic pain drugs found to increase risk of hip fracture in older adults
A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...
Can Neuropathy Be Reversed? See the Best Treatments for Nerve Pain
Your nervous system is a key force behind so many important bodily functions. But when your peripheral nerves—those found outside of the brain and spinal cord—are damaged, it can cause pain and ...
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Study links common pain medication to increased hip fracture risk in older adults
A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with especially high ...
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Rapport's attempt to test epilepsy drug in nerve damage placed on hold by FDA
The FDA has placed a trial of Rapport Therapeutics’ epilepsy drug for a type of nerve pain on hold while the biotech tweaks ...
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3- and 6-Month RCT Data for Novel Nerve Stim Treatment
The resulting paper, “ Clinical study of a micro-implantable pulse generator for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain ...