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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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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 ...

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

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

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

Elderly people who have symptoms of depression and moderate or severe joint pain tend to show faster cognitive decline, especially in the area of ...

Chronic joint pain, the other condition focused on in the study, is generally associated with osteoarthritis, which is very common in the elderly. The findings underscore the need to pay more ...