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Risk of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Patients who use proton pump inhibitors for 7 or more years to treat reflux, peptic ulcers and other conditions are at greater risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, according to this large observational study of 15,792 patients published in CMAJ. There is specifically an increased risk of hip fracture after 5 years of continuous exposure and an increased risk of any fracture after 7 years continuous exposure. Short-term exposure did not appear to increase risk of fractures. (source: cmaj.ca)
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