Bleeding risk reduced in depressed patients with pain

Bleeding risk reduced in depressed patients with pain

ACID-SUPPRESSING medications may significantly reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeds resulting from concurrent use of SSRIs and NSAIDs, an Australian expert says. A study of 1321 UK patients referred to a hospital or consultant for upper GI bleeds, found that when matched to 10,000 control subjects, those taking both an SSRI and an NSAID had a nine times greater risk of bleeding if they were not also using an acid suppressant. However, if they were using an acid suppressant as well, the risk of bleeding was reduced to only 1.3 times more than controls. ...