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2020 Mar 17


J Am Geriatr Soc

Multinational Investigation of Fracture Risk with Antidepressant Use by Class, Drug, and Indication.

Authors

Tamblyn R, Bates DW, Buckeridge DL, Dixon WG, Girard N, Haas JS, Habib B, Iqbal U, Li J, Sheppard T
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Mar 17.
PMID: 32181493.

Abstract

Antidepressants increase the risk of falls and fracture in older adults. However, risk estimates vary considerably even in comparable populations, limiting the usefulness of current evidence for clinical decision making. Our aim was to apply a common protocol to cohorts of older antidepressant users in multiple jurisdictions to estimate fracture risk associated with different antidepressant classes, drugs, doses, and potential treatment indications.