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Adami G, Olivi P, Pontalti M, Benini C, Ramazzini L, Magnan B, Bertoldo E, Gatti D, Fassio A, Rossini M, Negri S. Association between acute exposure to environmental air pollution and fragility hip fractures. Bone 2023; 167:116619. [PMID: 36442796 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Orthopedic Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Orthopedic Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Orthopedic Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Linnet K, Thorsteinsdottir HS, Sigurdsson JA, Sigurdsson EL, Gudmundsson LS. Co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs associated with all-cause mortality—A population-based longitudinal study in primary care with weak opioids most commonly prescribed. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:932380. [PMID: 36147347 PMCID: PMC9485885 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.932380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction: The risk of mortality associated with the co-prescribing of benzodiazepines and opioids has been explored in a number of papers mainly focusing on strong opioids. The mortality risk associated with the use of weak opioids has not been dealt with to a similar extent. Objective: To assess the mortality risk in primary care patients with consistent 3-year co-prescribing of benzodiazepine/Z-drugs (benzodiazepine receptor modulators) and mainly weak opioids (codeine, tramadol). Methods: Of 221,804 patients contacting the primary healthcare centres, 124,436 were selected for further analysis, 88,832 participants fulfilled the inclusion criteria, aged 10–69 years and were divided into four groups with neither any use of benzodiazepines/Z-drugs nor opioids as Group 1, 3 years’ use of opioids and no/minimal benzodiazepines/Z-drugs as Group 2, with benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and no/minimal opioids as Group 3, and finally both benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and opioids as Group 4. Hazard ratios were calculated with the no-drug group as a reference, using Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusted for age, sex, number of chronic conditions and cancer patients excluded (n = 87,314). Results: Hazard ratios for mortality increased both in Group 3 where it was 2.66 (95% CI 2.25–3.09) and in Group 4 where it was 5.12 (95% CI 4.25–6.17), with increased dose and higher number of chronic conditions. In Group 4 an opioid dose-dependent increase in mortality among persons using >1000 DDDs benzodiazepines/Z-drugs was observed when those on less than ≤300 DDDs of opioids with HR 4.94 (95% CI 3.54–6.88) were compared to those on >300 DDDs with HR 7.61/95% CI 6.08–9.55). This increase in mortality was not observed among patients on <1000 DDDs of benzodiazepines/Z-drugs. Conclusion: The study supports evidence suggesting that mortality increases in a dose-dependent manner in patients co-prescribed benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and weak opioids (codeine, tramadol). An association between the number of chronic conditions and a rise in mortality was found. Long-term use of these drugs should preferably be avoided. Non-pharmacological therapy should be seriously considered instead of long-term use of benzodiazepines/Z-drugs, and deprescribing implemented for chronic users of these drugs when possible.
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- Kristjan Linnet
- Development Centre for Primary Healthcare in Iceland, Primary Health Care of the Capital Area, Reykjavik, Iceland
- *Correspondence: Kristjan Linnet,
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- Development Centre for Primary Healthcare in Iceland, Primary Health Care of the Capital Area, Reykjavik, Iceland
- General Practice Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Development Centre for Primary Healthcare in Iceland, Primary Health Care of the Capital Area, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Sandvik MK, Watne LO, Brugård A, Wang-Hansen MS, Kersten H. Association between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength in older hospitalized patients. Eur Geriatr Med 2021; 12:1213-1220. [PMID: 34033072 PMCID: PMC8626357 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-021-00511-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty and longevity in older adults. The association between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength in older hospitalized patients was investigated in this study. METHODS A total of 488 patients were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study, 333 women and 155 men, from two different cohorts of older (mean age 84 years) hospitalized in-patients. We used multiple linear regression models to explore the association between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength. We adjusted for factors known to affect handgrip strength: Age, gender, body mass index (BMI) and comorbidity (Charlson comorbidity index). RESULTS Both unadjusted and adjusted analyses showed that psychotropic drug use was associated with handgrip strength (β = - 0.183, p < 0.0001). The relationship was of a linear character, with no clear threshold value, but with the greatest reduction in handgrip strength between zero and two psychotropic drugs. CONCLUSION An increasing number of psychotropic drugs were significantly associated with reduced handgrip strength in a linearly pattern. Hence, it is timely to question the guided threshold value of avoidance of three or more psychotropic drugs in older people. Psychotropic drug use should be kept as low as possible in treatment of older patients.
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Medicine, Drammen Hospital, Vestre Viken Trust, Drammen, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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- Department of Research, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway.,Department of Pharmaceutical Bioscience, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Tiihonen R, Paattiniemi EL, Nurmi-Lüthje I, Naboulsi H, Pigg S, Kataja M, Sarkkinen H, Kaukonen JP, Lüthje P. Use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics and antidepressants among hip fracture patients in Finland. Consistency between recorded and detected benzodiazepines. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2020; 91:104209. [PMID: 32750563 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE We described the use of benzodiazepines (BZDs), z-hypnotics, and antidepressants; analyzed the consistency between recorded and detected BZDs among hip fracture patients admitted to two Finnish hospitals during one year; and compared the results with corresponding results from 12 years earlier. METHODS Current use of medication was obtained from the National Prescription Register. Urine and blood samples used to detect BZD were taken during admission. The following Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classes were included: BZDs: N05BA, N05CD; z-hypnotics: N05CF; and antidepressants: N06A.The presence of BZDs in urine was analyzed using immunoassay. Positive BZDs were confirmed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. BZDs in serum were analyzed using liquid chromatography. Concordance between recorded and detected BZDs was calculated with kappa (κ) and described using a Venn diagram. RESULTS A total of 245 patients were enrolled in the study. BZD was detected in 18 %. Kappa was 0.39 (95 % CI 0.25-0.53). Overlap of detected and recorded BZDs was 59 %. According to the prescription register, 18 % used z-hypnotics, and according to both the detection of BZDs and register, 49 % used BZDs and/or z-hypnotics. 22 % used antidepressants and 15 % used combinations of the studied drugs concomitantly. CONCLUSION Use rate of BZDs and/or z-hypnotics was similar to that 12 years ago. No difference in the consistency between our previous and present study was found either. All studied drugs and their concomitant use increase the risk for fractures. In the elderly, point prevalence of medication and appropriateness should be regularly assessed.
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- R Tiihonen
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Information Management, Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care Group, Lahti, Finland
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- Outpatient Department of Surgery, North Kymi Hospital, Kouvola and Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, Carea, Kotka, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- North Kymi Hospital, Kouvola, Finland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Opioids have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of fracture. The purpose of this paper is to review recent research into the effects of opioids on bone formation and bone healing in animal models and in human studies. RECENT FINDINGS Most opioids, such as morphine and fentanyl, negatively affected bone remodeling and bone healing in animal models. Conversely, remifentanil has been recently shown to promote in vitro osteoblast differentiation and to inhibit differentiation and maturation of osteoclasts, therefore reducing bone resorption. According to the possible negative role of opioids in bone healing, opioid antagonists have been shown to enhance bone mineralization, suggesting a possible therapeutic role in the future for osteoporosis. Other neuropeptides, such as the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and the neuropeptide Y (NPY), have been proved to promote osteogenesis. The increased risk of fractures among opioid users may be related to their central nervous system side effects or to the reduced bone density, partly due to their endocrine effects, and partly to their direct activity on bone cells. Clinical data strongly suggested a potential negative effect of opioids in bone healing. The risk of nonunion fracture is significantly increased in opioid users, and bone mass density was reduced in patients under long-term opioid treatment. The direct effects of opioids on bone remodeling appears evident from these reports. Not all opioids have the same potential for negatively impacting bone healing. Opioid antagonists may increase bone density and could represent a possible future treatment for low bone mass density pathologies. However, further trials are warranted to clarify the clinical relevance of these emerging findings from animal studies.
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- Flaminia Coluzzi
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy.
- Unit of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, AUSL Latina c/o ICOT, Latina, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
- Unit of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, AUSL Latina c/o ICOT, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
- Endocrinology Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, AUSL Latina, Latina, Italy
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Carrier H, Cortaredona S, Philipps V, Jacqmin-Gadda H, Tournier M, Verdoux H, Verger P. Long-term risk of hip or forearm fractures in older occasional users of benzodiazepines. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2020; 86:2155-2164. [PMID: 32285959 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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AIMS This article sought to study the association between patterns of benzodiazepine (BZD) use and the risk of hip and forearm fractures in people aged 50 and 75 years or more. METHODS In a representative cohort of the French National Health Insurance Fund of individuals aged 50 years or older (n = 106 437), we followed up BZD dispensing (reflecting their patterns of use) and the most frequent fall-related fractures (hip and forearm) for 8 years. We used joint latent class models to simultaneously identify BZD dispensing trajectories and the risk of fractures in the entire cohort and in those 75 years or older). We used a survival model to estimate the adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) between these trajectories and the risk of fractures. RESULTS In the entire cohort, we identified 5 BZD trajectories: non-users (76.7% of the cohort); occasional users (15.2%); decreasing users (2.6%); late increasing users (3.0%); and early increasing users (2.4%). Compared with non-users, fracture risk was not increased in either occasional users (aHR = 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99-1.00) or in decreasing users (aHR = 0.90, 95% CI 0.74-1.08). It was significantly higher in early increasing users (aHR = 1.86, 95% CI 1.62-2.14) and in late increasing users (aHR = 1.39, 95% CI 1.15-1.60). We observed similar trajectories and risk levels in the people older than 75 years. CONCLUSION Occasional BZD use, which is compatible with current recommendations, was not associated with an excess risk of the most frequent fall-related fractures in people older than 50 or 75 years.
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- Hélène Carrier
- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.,IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.,Department of General Practice, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.,ORS Paca, Regional Health Observatory, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.,IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health, UMR 1219, ISPED, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health, UMR 1219, ISPED, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health, UMR 1219, ISPED, Bordeaux, France.,Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health, UMR 1219, ISPED, Bordeaux, France.,Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.,IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.,ORS Paca, Regional Health Observatory, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Marseille, France
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Vala CH, Lorentzon M, Sundh V, Johansson H, Lewerin C, Sten S, Karlsson M, Ohlsson C, Johansson B, Kanis JA, Mellström D. Increased risk for hip fracture after death of a spouse-further support for bereavement frailty? Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:485-492. [PMID: 31832693 PMCID: PMC7075824 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05242-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Death of a spouse is associated with poorer physical and mental health. We followed all married individuals, born from 1902 to 1942, during the period from 1987 to 2002, and found that widows and widowers had higher risk for hip fracture, compared with still married women and men. INTRODUCTION Spousal bereavement can lead to poorer physical and mental health. We aimed to determine whether married women and men had an elevated risk of hip fracture after death of a spouse. METHODS In a retrospective cohort study, we followed all Swedish married individuals aged 60 to 100 years (n = 1,783,035), from 1987 to 2002. Data are presented as mean with 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS During the follow-up period, 21,305 hip fractures among widows and 6538 hip fractures among widowers were noted. The hazard ratio (HR) for hip fracture in widows compared with married women was 1.34 (95% CI 1.31 to 1.37) and for widowers compared with married men 1.32 (95% CI 1.29 to 1.35). The HR for hip fracture in the first 6 months after death of a spouse was in widows compared with married women 1.62 (95% CI 1.53 to 1.71) and in widowers compared with married men 1.84 (95% CI 1.68 to 2.03). The elevated risk was especially prominent in young widowers in the age range 60-69 years. During the first 6 months they showed a HR of 2.76 (95% CI 1.66 to 4.58) for a hip fractvure compared with age matched married men. Widows aged 60-69 years showed a HR of 1.59 (95% CI 1.26 to 1.99) compared with age matched married women. CONCLUSION Our observation of a higher hip fracture risk in both genders in connection with the death of a spouse indicates a possible effect of bereavement on frailty.
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- C H Vala
- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden.
- Region Västra Götaland, Geriatric Medicine Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
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- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Geriatric Medicine Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 431 80, Mölndal, Sweden
- Mary McKillop Health Institute, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Mary McKillop Health Institute, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Section of Haematology and Coagulation, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University-Campus Gotland, 621 57, Visby, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden
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- Center for Bone and Arthritis Research (CBAR), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Mary McKillop Health Institute, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Geriatric Medicine Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 431 80, Mölndal, Sweden
- Center for Bone and Arthritis Research (CBAR), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Just KS, Schneider KL, Schurig M, Stingl JC, Brockmöller J. Falls: the adverse drug reaction of the elderly and the impact of pharmacogenetics. Pharmacogenomics 2017; 18:1281-1297. [PMID: 28776468 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2017-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Falls is a frequent type of adverse drug reactions causing significant morbidity and mortality in the elderly. We reviewed, with which drugs the risk of falls is relevant and might depend on genomic variation. Pharmacogenetic variability may contribute to drug-induced falls for instance mediated by impaired drug elimination due to inherited deficiency in enzymes like CYP2C9, CYP2C19 and CYP2D6. The relative role of specific genes and polymorphisms in old age may differ from younger people. Biomarkers for frailty, but also genomic biomarkers might help identifying patients at high risk for drug-induced falls. Many other factors including disease and drug-drug interactions also contribute to risk of falls. Further studies analyzing the impact of genomic variation on the medication-related fall risk in the older adult are urgently needed.
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- Katja Susanne Just
- Research Division, Federal Institute for Drugs & Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
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- Research Division, Federal Institute for Drugs & Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
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- Research Division, Federal Institute for Drugs & Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany.,Centre for Translational Medicine, MedicalFaculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Waade RB, Molden E, Martinsen MI, Hermann M, Ranhoff AH. Psychotropics and weak opioid analgesics in plasma samples of older hip fracture patients - detection frequencies and consistency with drug records. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2017; 83:1397-1404. [PMID: 28268245 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIMS To determine use of psychotropic drugs and weak opioids in hip fracture patients by analysing plasma samples at admission, and compare detected drug frequencies with prescription registry data and drug records. METHODS Plasma from 250 hip fracture patients aged ≥65 years sampled at hospital admission were analysed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods for detection of psychotropic drugs and weak opioid analgesics (alcohol also determined). Odds ratios for drugs detected in plasma of hip fracture patients vs. prescription frequencies of the same drugs in an age-, time- and region-matched reference population were calculated. Moreover, recorded and measured drugs were compared. RESULTS Psychotropic drugs and/or weak opioid analgesics were detected in 158 (63%) of the patients (median age 84 years; 76% females), while alcohol was found in 19 patients (7.6%). The occurrence of diazepam (odds ratio 1.6; 95% confidence interval 1.1-2.4), nitrazepam (2.3; 1.3-4.1), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (1.9; 1.3-2.9) and mirtazapine (2.3; 1.2-4.3) was significantly higher in plasma samples of hip fracture patients than in prescription data from the reference population. Poor consistency between recorded and measured drugs was disclosed for z-hypnotics and benzodiazepines; e.g. diazepam was detected in 29 (11.6%), but only recorded in six (2.4%) of the patients. CONCLUSIONS Plasma analysis shows that use of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in hip fracture patients is significantly more frequent than respective prescription frequencies in the general elderly population. Moreover, consistency between recorded and actual use of psychotropic fall-risk drugs is poor at hospital admission of hip fracture patients.
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- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, Geriatric Research Group, University of Bergen, Norway
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