Study finds moderately elevated fracture risk following use of sedative–hypnotics

Global consumption data show that there is an increasing trend of sedative–hypnotic prescriptions, especially in more developed affluent countries and regions, such as Hong Kong. Researchers in the Center for Safe Medication Practice and Research (CSMPR) of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), conducted a study investigating the connection between particular sedative–hypnotics and the risk of bone fractures on more than 6 million individuals in 11 countries/ regions.