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Clinical Trial
. 1977 Apr;53(618):212-5.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.618.212.

Barbiturates and serum calcium in the elderly

R E Young, L E Ramsay, T S Murray
Clinical Trial

Barbiturates and serum calcium in the elderly

R E Young et al. 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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