Elderly people who take anti-depressants or opioids are more than twice as likely to suffer a fractured hip after a fall a new study has found. The study published in Australian Prescriber journal revealed that the risk of fracturing a hip was significantly higher among those who were taking multiple psychotropic medicines mood and conscious-altering medications that are used to treat conditions ranging from depression to dementia Xinhua news agency reported. Anti-depressants opioids anti-epileptic medicines benzodiazepines (which are used to treat anxiety) and antipsychotics (which are used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) all increase the risk of hip fractures
