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. 2022 Jan 14;33(5):1037–1055. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-06281-y

Table 7.

Previous potentially hip fracture associated medication

Women n = 91 Men n = 127 Total n = 218
Previous use of potentially hip fracture associated medication 34 (37%) 36 (29%) 70 (32%)
ATC code Example of use/diagnosis Example of medication name

A02BC

Proton pump inhibitors

Peptic ulcer, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole 12 (13%) 7 (6%) 19 (9%)

N06AB

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Antidepressants Citalopram, sertraline, fluoxetine 10 (11%) 8 (6%) 18 (8%)

N02A

Opioids

Pain Morphine, methadone, fentanyl 8 (9%) 7 (6%) 15 (7%)

H02AB

Glucocorticoids

Systemic corticosteroids Prednisolone, betamethasone, hydrocortisone 6 (7%) 6 (5%) 12 (6%)

B01A

Antithrombotic agents

Antithrombotic therapy Heparin, dalteparin, warfarin 4 (4%) 8 (6%) 12 (6%)

N03AF

Carboxamide derivates

Antiepileptics Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, rufinamide 5 (5%) 5 (4%) 10 (5%)

C03CA

Loop-diuretics

Hypertension, heart failure Furosemide 5 (5%) 4 (3%) 9 (4%)

M01A

NSAID

RA, osteoarthrosis, pain Diclofenac, ibuprofen 4 (4%) 5 (4%) 9 (4%)

H03AA

Thyroid hormones

Hypothyreosis Levothyroxine, liothyronine 7 (8%) 1 (1%) 8 (4%)

M05B

Bisphosphonates

Osteoporosis Aledronic acid, zoledronic acid 3 (3%) 4 (3%) 7 (3%)

G03

Sex hormones

Hormonal therapy Androgens, estrogens 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 5 (2%)

L01, L04

Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

Cancer, rheumatoid arthritis Cyklophosphamide, busulfan, methotrexate 2 (2%) 2 (2%) 4 (2%)

L02BG

Aromatase inhibitors

Cancer (breast, endometrial, prostatic) Anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane 1 (1%) 0 1 (0.5%)

G03AC06

Progestogens

Contraceptive Medroxyprogesterone 1 (1%) 0 1 (0.5%)