Abstract Treatment with oral corticosteroids is known to decrease bone density but there are
few data on the attendant risk of fracture and on the reversibility of this risk after cessation of …

… van Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C, Zhang B, Leufkens HGM. The use of a large … van
Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C, Zhang B, Leufkens HGM. Public health impact of …

Purpose Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of adverse patient outcomes due to
drug–drug interactions (D–DIs), the type of drugs involved and the underlying reason. As a …

Records from the General Practice Research Database were used to derive age- and
gender-specific fracture incidence rates for England and Wales during the period 1988–1998. In …

Purpose A continuous systematic review of all combinations of drugs and suspected adverse
reactions (ADRs) reported to a spontaneous reporting system, is necessary to optimize …

Objective To determine whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased
risk of fracture, and to estimate their long‐term absolute fracture risk. Methods We studied …

Objective. This study examined the effects of daily and cumulative oral corticosteroid doses
on the risk of fractures. Methods. Information was obtained from the General Practice …

A population‐based British cohort study, including ∼6% of the population, was used to derive
age‐ and sex‐specific incidence rates of fractures during childhood. Fractures were more …

Administration of oral corticosteroids is associated with the development of osteoporosis and
an increased risk of fractures. However, the size of the treated sub‐population who would …

Objective: To assess whether use of oral glucocorticoids is associated with cardiovascular
and cerebrovascular morbidity. Design and setting: Nested case–control study within a cohort …