Blood pressure meds linked to increased bone fracture risks in older adults: 3 notes

A New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Health study found blood pressure medications more than double the risk of bone fractures in nursing home residents.

The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed data from 29,648 long-term care nursing home residents in the Veterans Health Administration from Jan. 1, 2006 to Oct. 31, 2019.