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 ...

The second rung lists weak opiates alone or in combination with nonopioid drugs. The final step of the ladder adds strong opioids to the armamentarium. The WHO recommends regular dosing of pain ...

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 ...

Older adults over the age of 65 received less frequent pain assessments, and had lower pain scores and less variance in pain scores after a traumatic event compared to younger adults, a new study ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Gabapentinoids -- ...

The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, tracked patients hospitalized for hip fractures in Victoria, Australia from ...

Dr. Barbara Krantz, medical director of Older Adults Program, Withdrawal Management and Chronic Pain for Caron Treatment Centers in Florida, said her practice has seen a "significant uptick" in ...

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common and often painful condition affecting millions worldwide, especially older adults. As ...

A new study from Monash University in Australia has found that gabapentinoids—commonly used drugs for treating neuropathic ...

Study will track how adults 65 or older living with obesity respond to activity and nutrition coaching. Setting out to prove ...

Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, ...