Clinical Trial
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.618.212.
Barbiturates and serum calcium in the elderly
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- PMCID: PMC2496495
- DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.53.618.212
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Clinical Trial
Barbiturates and serum calcium in the elderly
Postgrad Med J.
1977 Apr.
Abstract
In a retrospective study, based on a biochemical survey of people aged 65 and over in a general practice, subjects taking a barbiturate preparation for indications other than epilepsy had a significantly lower serum calcium concentration than did those taking nitrazepam or diazepam. Ordinary doses of barbiturate may adversely affect vitamin D metabolism in the elderly.
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