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 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 ...
Acute pain management in the older adult is both challenging and rewarding. This review addresses the difficulty with assessment of pain in the older adult, variations in the pain experience of ...
Often seen as a safer alternative to opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, gabapentinoid use increased eightfold between 2012 and 2018, with one in seven Australians aged 80 and older ...