Hip/femur fractures associated with the use of benzodiazepines (anxiolytics, hypnotics and related drugs): a methodological approach to assess consistencies across databases from the PROTECT-EU project.

Gema RequenaConsuelo HuertaHelga GardarsdottirJohn LogieRocío González-GonzálezVictoria Abbing-KarahagopianMontserrat MiretCornelia SchneiderPatrick C SouvereinDave WebbAna AfonsoNada BoudiafElisa MartinBelén OlivaArturo AlvarezMark C H de GrootAndrew BateSaga JohanssonRaymond SchliengerRobert ReynoldsOlaf H KlungelFrancisco J de Abajo

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2015)

Applying similar study methods to different populations and DBs showed an increased risk of HFF in BZDs users but differed in the magnitude of the risk, which may be because of inherent differences between DBs.

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