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Neuropathic pain drugs linked to higher hip fracture risk in seniors

Source: Medical Xpress

A new study by Monash University 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 frail or had kidney disease.

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