CERTAIN REFLUX AND ULCER MEDICATIONS LINKED WITH BONE FRACTURES IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Among patients with kidney failure on dialysis, use of proton pump inhibitors was associated with a 19% higher risk of hip fracture. The association remained within subgroups of low, moderate, and high use, yielding of 16%, 21%, and 19% greater risks, respectively.

Histamine-2 receptor antagonists were not associated with hip fracture events